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Catalyst Handling Resource, LLC.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Catalyst Handling Resource, LLC. in CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA
Employer Catalyst Handling Resource, LLC. Report ID 2019066171
Address 5500 W. St. Bernard Hwy. City, State ZIP CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA 70043
Event Date June 19, 2019 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) 237120 Inspection # 1415182
GPS Coordinates 29.94000, -89.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing catalyst parts in the heat and became ill due to heat exhaustion, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 19, 2019, a worker at Catalyst Handling Resource, LLC. in CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA 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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