DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)

Name: DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) at Carolina Stalite Company
Start: 06/27/2002

220021920029 · 06/27/2002 · Carolina Stalite Company

Details

Degree of injury: OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Classification: DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Accident type: Contact with heat
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: HEAT (ATMOS + ENVIRON)
Nature of injury: HEATSTROK,SUNSTR,HT EXHAU
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 5.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Frances H Johnson
Operator: Carolina Stalite Company
Mine: 3100136

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYING WATER ONTO HOT MATERIAL INSIDE OF A CLINKER COOLER. DUE TO ELEVATED AMBIANT TEMPERATURES (90 DEGREES F) HIGH HUMIDITY AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURE IN WORK ENVIROMENT, WHEN EM PLOYEE STOOD UP HE FELT DIZZY AND DISORIENTED. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN 1 BAG OF IV SOLUTION AND ALLOWED TO REST. HE CAME BACK TO WORK.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown