Hypothermia

Name: Hypothermia at PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
Start: 3/8/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032062 · 3/8/2016 · PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Hypothermia

Cause

Event: Exposure to environmental cold
Source: Cold-environmental

Employer

Name: PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
Location: 1 Grand Blvd, POINT CLEAR, ALABAMA, 36564
NAICS: 721110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees got on a jet ski to rescue a guest that had capsized. During the rescue operation, a wave capsized the jet ski and caused it to break down. One of the employees suffered hypothermia after being immersed in the 55-degree water for several hours.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown