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MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions in ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions Report ID 2021075762
Address 4100 6th Avenue City, State ZIP ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA 16602
Event Date July 14, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 331491 Inspection # 1543197
GPS Coordinates 40.48000, -78.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was conducting casting operations near the furnace and became ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On July 14, 2021, a worker at MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions in ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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