Thermo Fischer Scientific
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — FAIR LAWN, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Thermo Fischer Scientific | Report ID | 2018099296 |
| Address | 1 Reagent Lane | City, State ZIP | FAIR LAWN, NEW JERSEY 07410 |
| Event Date | September 8, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat exhaustion, prostration | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat | Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 334516 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.94000, -74.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had been filling steel kegs and moving the kegs using material handling equipment when the employee began to feel unwell, requiring hospitalization for heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On September 8, 2018, a worker at Thermo Fischer Scientific in FAIR LAWN, NEW JERSEY suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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