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Outkast Industrial Group, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Outkast Industrial Group, LLC in WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA
Employer Outkast Industrial Group, LLC Report ID 2022065101
Address Kinder Morgan Seven Oaks, 106 Bridge City Ave. City, State ZIP WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA 70094
Event Date June 13, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Secondary Source Aromatics, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 562998 Inspection # 1602621
GPS Coordinates 29.92000, -90.14000

Incident Narrative

Two employees had been cleaning an above-ground storage tank and became ill due to exposure to heat and aniline. One employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2022, a worker at Outkast Industrial Group, LLC in WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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