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U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works in BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works Report ID 2018099522
Address 1300 Braddock Avenue City, State ZIP BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA 15104
Event Date September 14, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.39000, -79.85000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On September 14, 2018, a worker at U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works in BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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