Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1478477.015 - Guardian Industries Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1478477.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 06/10/2020

Site Address:
Guardian Industries Corp.
300 South 5th Ave. East
De Witt, IA 52742

Mailing Address:
300 South 5th Ave. East, De Witt, IA 52742

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 327211/Flat Glass Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/16/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/07/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1601014		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 128387.015

Event: 06/04/2020

Employee experiences symptoms of heat stress

At 9:15 a.m. on June 4, 2020, an employee was packing glass, when he began to have serious symptoms of heat exhaustion. He rested in an attempt to cool off but kept feeling worse. A coworker paged a medical emergency, and the employee was escorted from the work area to a cooler place. Ultimately, EMS was summoned, and the employee was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Glass, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat index, Heat-related illness , Packing House

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1478477.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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