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Colt Services

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — ROME, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Colt Services in ROME, GEORGIA
Employer Colt Services Report ID 2023087761
Address 238 Mays Bridge Rd City, State ZIP ROME, GEORGIA 30165
Event Date August 23, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Secondary Source Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236118 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.25000, -85.32000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were installing 12-inch flange clamps next to a heat exchanger that was admitting heat. The injured employee experienced heat cramps and was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2023, a worker at Colt Services in ROME, 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

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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