Effects of heat and light, unspecified

Name: Effects of heat and light, unspecified at United States Steel Corporation
Start: 5/3/2018

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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