# Multiple effects of heat and light at U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works
> OSHA SIR `2018099522` · 9/14/2018 · BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple effects of heat and light
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works
- **Location:** 1300 Braddock Avenue, BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA, 15104
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been performing helper duties on a blast furnace, including cleaning/loading the mud gun, installing the slag dam, and cleaning the sides of the trough, when he was overcome by heat approximately 6.5 hours into his shift. He suffered heat-related illness, cramping in his arms, and loss of consciousness.

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