Longhorn Glass Manufacturing, L.P.

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Longhorn Glass Manufacturing, L.P. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Longhorn Glass Manufacturing, L.P. Report ID 2019066047
Address 4202 Fidelity St. City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77029
Event Date June 15, 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) 327213 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.76000, -95.25000

Incident Narrative

On 6/15/2019, an employee was observing glass-making machines, removing jammed bottles, performing housekeeping, and lubricating equipment when he began feeling weak and dizzy from heat stress. He was hospitalized with dehydration and acute kidney failure.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2019, a worker at Longhorn Glass Manufacturing, L.P. in HOUSTON, TEXAS 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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