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Accident Summary Nr: 118492.015 - Employee suffers from heat-related illness while operating m

Accident Summary Nr: 118492.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 07/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419721.015	07/29/2019		331521	Premier Aluminum, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on July 20, 2019, an employee was working a melting furnace (CPC #4 and CPC #6) during a 12-hour shift. The weather on the day prior to the date of hospitalization was an average of 83 degrees F (high of 93 degrees F), with a peak heat index of 108 degrees F. On the day of injury, the average temp was 80 degrees F (high of 93 degrees F), with a peak heat index of 110 degrees F. The employee was experiencing signs of heat stress (profusely sweating, cramping) near the end of the shift, took himself to the emergency room, and was hospitalized for these injuries.

Keywords: Cramp, Heat, Heat index, Heat-related illness , Kidney, Melting Furnace

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1419721.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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