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Valeron Strength Films

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Valeron Strength Films in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Valeron Strength Films Report ID 2021064801
Address 9505 Bamboo Rd. City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041
Event Date June 13, 2021 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) 326113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.84000, -95.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up a spiral cutter in an extrusion bay when they began to feel hot and lightheaded and experienced muscle cramps. The employee was hospitalized due to dehydration.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2021, a worker at Valeron Strength Films in HOUSTON, TEXAS 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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