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Lark United Manufacturing, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — DOUGLAS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lark United Manufacturing, Inc. in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
Employer Lark United Manufacturing, Inc. Report ID 2019077399
Address 1213 South Wheeler Avenue City, State ZIP DOUGLAS, GEORGIA 31533
Event Date July 19, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 336214 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.49000, -82.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding on a cargo trailer when he began to feel lightheaded and dizzy. He was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2019, a worker at Lark United Manufacturing, Inc. in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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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