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Heat syncope

1 hospitalization · 2016088115 · 8/29/2016 · APM Terminals Mobile, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Heat syncope

Cause

Event
Exposure to environmental heat
Source
Heat-environmental

Employer

Name
APM Terminals Mobile, LLC
Location
901 Ezra Trice Blvd, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36603
NAICS
488320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While unlashing a container aboard the deck of a coastal vessel, the employee passed out due to possible heat stress and fell backwards striking the deck with his face and causing a laceration to his right cheek.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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