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Cooper Marine & Timberlands Corporation

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — MOBILE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cooper Marine & Timberlands Corporation in MOBILE, ALABAMA
Employer Cooper Marine & Timberlands Corporation Report ID 2019077357
Address 581 Cochrane Causeway City, State ZIP MOBILE, ALABAMA 36603
Event Date July 18, 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) 488320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.70000, -88.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered heat exhaustion while loading a barge with wood pellets.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2019, a worker at Cooper Marine & Timberlands Corporation in MOBILE, ALABAMA 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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