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US Steel Granite City Works

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at US Steel Granite City Works in GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
Employer US Steel Granite City Works Report ID 2019099302
Address 1951 State st. City, State ZIP GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS 62040
Event Date September 6, 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

On September 6, 2019, an employee was working as a keeper helper on the cast floor at the blast furnaces. This involved observing the filling of torpedo ladles, maintaining the iron run, and taking temperature and iron samples. After experiencing cramping, the employee was hospitalized with heat related illness.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2019, a worker at US Steel Granite City Works 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

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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