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United States Steel Corporation

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United States Steel Corporation in BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer United States Steel Corporation Report ID 2018054293
Address Edgar Thomson Plant, 13th Street and Braddock Avenue City, State ZIP BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA 15104
Event Date May 3, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.39000, -79.86000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On May 3, 2018, a worker at United States Steel Corporation in BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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