Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations, LLC, 1000 W. Mount Pleasant Road, ZACHARY, LOUISIANA 70791
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was unlocking equipment for maintenance when he experienced dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. He was hospitalized due to heat-related illness.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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