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Southwest Steel Processing

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — NEWPORT, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southwest Steel Processing in NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
Employer Southwest Steel Processing Report ID 2019099109
Address 4900 Lighthouse Drive # A City, State ZIP NEWPORT, ARKANSAS 72112
Event Date September 3, 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) 331513 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.65000, -91.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee was running a trim press on a forging line. His body started cramping and his supervisor took him to the break room to cool off. He later went to the hospital for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On September 3, 2019, a worker at Southwest Steel Processing in NEWPORT, ARKANSAS 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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