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TMS International, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TMS International, LLC in TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
Employer TMS International, LLC Report ID 2023054075
Address 2100 Jack Warner Parkway NE City, State ZIP TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 35404
Event Date May 6, 2023 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) 423930 Inspection # 1668796
GPS Coordinates 33.23000, -87.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting a thick metal plate using a handheld torch when they began experiencing symptoms of heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 6, 2023, a worker at TMS International, LLC in TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 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

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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