Effects of heat and light, unspecified

Name: Effects of heat and light, unspecified at US Steel Granite City Works
Start: 9/6/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099302 · 9/6/2019 · US Steel Granite City Works

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: US Steel Granite City Works
Location: 1951 State st., GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
NAICS: 331513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 6, 2019, an employee was working as a keeper helper on the cast floor at the blast furnaces. This involved observing the filling of torpedo ladles, maintaining the iron run, and taking temperature and iron samples. After experiencing cramping, the employee was hospitalized with heat related illness.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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