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Effects of heat and light, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2018054293 · 5/3/2018 · United States Steel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Effects of heat and light, unspecified

Cause

Event
Exposure to environmental heat
Source
Heat-environmental

Employer

Name
United States Steel Corporation
Location
Edgar Thomson Plant, BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA, 15104
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out the slag runner on a blast furnace when the employee began to experience muscle cramping in the arms, legs, and back. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and/or potential heat stress-related symptoms.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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