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Ametek Specialty Metal Products

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ametek Specialty Metal Products in EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Ametek Specialty Metal Products Report ID 2019077416
Address 1085 Route 519 City, State ZIP EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA 15330
Event Date July 20, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.19000, -80.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee developed a heat-related illness while charging a furnace and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2019, a worker at Ametek Specialty Metal Products in EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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