Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107701.015 - Employee faints from heat exhaustion, strikes head on ground

Accident Summary Nr: 107701.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 07/21/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1333204.015	07/26/2018		336399	Borbet Alabama Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on July 21, 2018, an employee had been loading 60 lb. automotive wheel rims on a heat treated oven conveyor line before taking a break. The employee was drinking water and cooling down when he began to vomit and passed out while seated at a table. The employee fell backwards and struck his head on the floor. The employee was suffering from heat exhaustion as well as sustaining a contusion when hitting his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abrasion, Contusion, Fainted, Foundry, Head, Heat Exhaustion, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1333204.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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