Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1485712.015 - Exide Technologies, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1485712.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 07/27/2020

Site Address:
Exide Technologies, Inc.
913 South 10th Street
Manchester, IA 52057

Mailing Address:
913 South 10th Street, Manchester, IA 52057

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 335911/Storage Battery Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 07/27/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/16/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1626964	Yes	Yes
Complaint	1627000	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 131176.015

Event: 07/17/2020

Employee incurs heat exhaustion during battery manufacturing

At 1:00 p.m. on July 17, 2020, an employee was performing his normal work duties as a wet formation operator for battery manufacturing when he began to exhibit signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion. The employee moved to a cooler area of the facility to recover, but his symptoms continued to worsen. A coworker called 911, and the employee was hospitalized to treat a heat-related illness.

Keywords: Battery, Dehydration, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat index, High Temperature, Material Handling, Medical Condition, Overheated, Temperature, Water, Weather

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1485712.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury

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