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PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc.

Exposure to environmental cold — Hypothermia — POINT CLEAR, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc. in POINT CLEAR, ALABAMA
Employer PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc. Report ID 2016032062
Address 1 Grand Blvd City, State ZIP POINT CLEAR, ALABAMA 36564
Event Date March 8, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Hypothermia Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental cold Source of Injury Cold-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 721110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.47000, -87.92000

Incident Narrative

Two employees got on a jet ski to rescue a guest that had capsized. During the rescue operation, a wave capsized the jet ski and caused it to break down. One of the employees suffered hypothermia after being immersed in the 55-degree water for several hours.

Incident Summary

On March 8, 2016, a worker at PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc. in POINT CLEAR, ALABAMA suffered hypothermia to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental cold, with cold-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 31 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental cold" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental cold injuries.

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