PCC AIRFOILS, LLC
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
| Employer | PCC AIRFOILS, LLC | Report ID | 2022076062 |
| Address | 1400 POPE DRIVE | City, State ZIP | DOUGLAS, GEORGIA 31533 |
| Event Date | July 12, 2022 | 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) | 336412 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.48000, -82.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee working in the foundry started feeling dizzy around 2:00 PM. Around 5:00 PM, the employee began to perspire a lot and went to his car to lay down. His arms were seizing and he had leg cramps. The employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On July 12, 2022, a worker at PCC AIRFOILS, LLC in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA 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
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