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Ahlstrom-Munksjo

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ahlstrom-Munksjo in RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN
Employer Ahlstrom-Munksjo Report ID 2021042773
Address 515 West Davenport Street City, State ZIP RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN 54501
Event Date April 2, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat syncope Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.63000, -89.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was at his locker, gathering his equipment when he began feeling ill. The employee went into the cooling room to sit for approximately 20 minutes. The employee left the cooling room to report to his supervisor that he was feeling unwell. While his supervisor was talking to him, the employee collapsed in the supervisor's office and was unresponsive. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress.

Incident Summary

On April 2, 2021, a worker at Ahlstrom-Munksjo in RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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