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DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)

220103210028 · 08/03/2010 · Lafarge Midwest

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
5
Mine experience
14 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge Midwest
Mine
1100786

Narrative

Employee worked for 2 days, during peak summer, on jobs that were in high heat areas (mill building, mill building & storage crane)where the temperatures were around 110 degree F & very little air movement. He spent most of the day working on Raw Mill Air Separators in the mill building. He did feel hot, but did not see any warning signs of heat exhaustion.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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