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Briess Industries, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Briess Industries, Inc. in MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN
Employer Briess Industries, Inc. Report ID 2018089025
Address 605 Washington Street City, State ZIP MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN 54220
Event Date August 31, 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) 311213 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.08000, -87.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee became ill while shoving grain inside a kiln, requiring hospitalization for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2018, a worker at Briess Industries, Inc. in MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN 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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