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Southern Forest Products, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — NEWTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southern Forest Products, LLC in NEWTON, TEXAS
Employer Southern Forest Products, LLC Report ID 2019088092
Address 181 County Rd 2012 City, State ZIP NEWTON, TEXAS 75966
Event Date August 7, 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) 321113 Inspection # 1422380
GPS Coordinates 30.78000, -93.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working outside at a saw mill, sorting boards on a green chain line. He began to suffer from heat-related illness and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 7, 2019, a worker at Southern Forest Products, LLC in NEWTON, TEXAS 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

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