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Georgia Pacific Cedar Springs

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia Pacific Cedar Springs in CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA
Employer Georgia Pacific Cedar Springs Report ID 2018088263
Address 12551 Highway 272 West City, State ZIP CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA 39832
Event Date August 13, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.16000, -85.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee experienced heat-related illness while disconnecting, removing, and repairing a soot blower.

Incident Summary

On August 13, 2018, a worker at Georgia Pacific Cedar Springs in CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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