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Georgia Pacific

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — MADISON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia Pacific in MADISON, GEORGIA
Employer Georgia Pacific Report ID 2019077006
Address 1400 Woodkraft Rd. City, State ZIP MADISON, GEORGIA 30650
Event Date July 11, 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) 321213 Inspection # 1418286
GPS Coordinates 33.61000, -83.42000

Incident Narrative

While leaving work for the day, an employee started to suffer from severe cramping. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration/heat stress.

Incident Summary

On July 11, 2019, a worker at Georgia Pacific in MADISON, GEORGIA 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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