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Richwood Investment Casting, Inc.

Bodily conditions, n.e.c. — Heart failure — HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Richwood Investment Casting, Inc. in HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Richwood Investment Casting, Inc. Report ID 2018077442
Address Richwood Investment Coatings, 2140 County Road 52 City, State ZIP HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25701
Event Date July 23, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heart failure Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Bodily conditions, n.e.c. Source of Injury Bodily conditions of injured, ill worker
Industry (NAICS) 331523 Inspection # 1341700
GPS Coordinates 38.38000, -82.45000

Incident Narrative

On 07/23/18, an employee was working with a grinder and low carbon cast steel shot that contained iron, manganese, carbon, and silica. He experienced respiratory issues and leg and foot swelling. He was hospitalized for congestive heart failure.

Incident Summary

On July 23, 2018, a worker at Richwood Investment Casting, Inc. in HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA suffered heart failure to the body systems. The incident was classified as bodily conditions, n.e.c., with bodily conditions of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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