Anchor Glass Container Corporation

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Anchor Glass Container Corporation in ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NEW YORK
Employer Anchor Glass Container Corporation Report ID 2022076442
Address 151 E McCanns Blvd. City, State ZIP ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NEW YORK 14903
Event Date July 22, 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
Industry (NAICS) 327213 Inspection # 1611186
GPS Coordinates 42.12000, -76.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a forming machine in a hot area. After developing pain in the abdomen, dizziness, and cramps in the hands and legs, the employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2022, a worker at Anchor Glass Container Corporation in ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NEW YORK 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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