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Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — HOLDEN, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. in HOLDEN, LOUISIANA
Employer Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. Report ID 2019099702
Address 27855 James Chapel North rd. City, State ZIP HOLDEN, LOUISIANA 70744
Event Date September 17, 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) 336112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.47000, -90.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working in the field, servicing customer fire trucks at their location. The employee began to feel dizzy and disoriented. He left the work site and drove himself home. He was hospitalized later that evening for heat stress.

Incident Summary

On September 17, 2019, a worker at Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. in HOLDEN, LOUISIANA 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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