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Libertas Copper, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Libertas Copper, LLC in LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Libertas Copper, LLC Report ID 2021087162
Address 100 Washington Street City, State ZIP LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 15056
Event Date August 22, 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) 331420 Inspection # 1550697
GPS Coordinates 40.57000, -80.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working as a casting assistant in a casting area when he began sweating profusely and feeling ill. He was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration and heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2021, a worker at Libertas Copper, LLC in LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 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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