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Multiple effects of heat and light

1 hospitalization · 2023086949 · 8/1/2023 · Bessemer Inspection Center

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Multiple effects of heat and light

Cause

Event
Exposure to environmental heat
Source
Heat-environmental

Employer

Name
Bessemer Inspection Center
Location
1951 Morgan Road, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35022
NAICS
441120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading and unloading a truck when he lost consciousness due to heat exhaustion and dehydration, causing him to fall to the floor. The employee sustained a laceration to the right side of his head that required staples as well as an elbow laceration. The employee also suffered knee and neck pain.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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