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SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC. in BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA
Employer SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC. Report ID 20190910198
Address 200 INDUSTRIAL BLVD. City, State ZIP BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA 39817
Event Date September 30, 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) 423220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.97000, -84.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee became ill due to heat stress and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 30, 2019, a worker at SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC. in BAINBRIDGE, 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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