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AMP United, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AMP United, LLC in PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Employer AMP United, LLC Report ID 2019043915
Address Norfolk Naval Shipyard, USS George H.W. Bush City, State ZIP PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA 23709
Event Date April 17, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.81000, -76.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized for severe back spasms, heat stress, and dehydration after vacuuming up blast media on an aircraft carrier.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2019, a worker at AMP United, LLC in PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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