Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — MADISON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC | Report ID | 2019088370 |
| Address | 1400 Woodcraft Rd | City, State ZIP | MADISON, GEORGIA 30650 |
| Event Date | August 14, 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) | 321212 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.61000, -83.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee began to feel cramping during a work break, then felt ill and was hospitalized, suffering from acute kidney failure and heat-related muscle injury.
Incident Summary
On August 14, 2019, a worker at Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC in MADISON, GEORGIA 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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