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VISKASE CORP.

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VISKASE CORP. in OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS
Employer VISKASE CORP. Report ID 2021064800
Address 2221 East Hwy 198 City, State ZIP OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS 72370
Event Date June 13, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 326121 Inspection # 1537834
GPS Coordinates 35.65000, -89.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an extrusion machine when they passed out due to the heat. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and kidney failure.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2021, a worker at VISKASE CORP. in OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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