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Dewal Industries, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — NARRAGANSETT, RHODE ISLAND

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dewal Industries, LLC in NARRAGANSETT, RHODE ISLAND
Employer Dewal Industries, LLC Report ID 2020077155
Address 15 Ray Trainor Drive City, State ZIP NARRAGANSETT, RHODE ISLAND 02882
Event Date July 30, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat syncope Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 322220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.48000, -71.42000

Incident Narrative

While lifting a 55-pound mold in a molding oven room, an employee briefly lost consciousness.

Incident Summary

On July 30, 2020, a worker at Dewal Industries, LLC in NARRAGANSETT, RHODE ISLAND suffered heat syncope 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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