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Trinity Plastics Incorporated

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Trinity Plastics Incorporated in LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Trinity Plastics Incorporated Report ID 2018076688
Address 13 Industrial Park Rd City, State ZIP LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17044
Event Date July 4, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 326111 Inspection # 1328348
GPS Coordinates 40.57000, -77.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been working for 5 hours and was packing plastic bags into a case of finished product. The employee began cramping and feeling nauseated, possibly due to heat-related dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 4, 2018, a worker at Trinity Plastics Incorporated in LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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