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US Steel Corporation

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at US Steel Corporation in GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
Employer US Steel Corporation Report ID 2019088374
Address 1951 State St. City, State ZIP GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS 62040
Event Date August 14, 2019 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) 331513 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.70000, -90.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in the locker room preparing to leave for their shift. The employee felt stomach pain, began vomiting, and was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress.

Incident Summary

On August 14, 2019, a worker at US Steel Corporation in GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS 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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