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Mountain State Carbon, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mountain State Carbon, LLC in FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Mountain State Carbon, LLC Report ID 2019077049
Address 1851 MAIN STREET City, State ZIP FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA 26037
Event Date July 12, 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) 324199 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.33000, -80.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee had finished two coke oven charges and was hospitalized for heat exhaustion after his shift.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2019, a worker at Mountain State Carbon, LLC in FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA 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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