STELLA JONES CORPORATION

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at STELLA JONES CORPORATION in SAREPTA, LOUISIANA
Employer STELLA JONES CORPORATION Report ID 2023031889
Address 26081 Hwy 371 City, State ZIP SAREPTA, LOUISIANA 71071
Event Date March 1, 2023 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) 321114 Inspection # 1655852
GPS Coordinates 32.93000, -93.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee had performed a 90-minute-long welding job on company equipment when they began to feel ill and were hospitalized for heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2023, a worker at STELLA JONES CORPORATION in SAREPTA, 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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