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Ameren Illinois Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Myocardial infarction (heart attack) — GILLESPIE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ameren Illinois Company in GILLESPIE, ILLINOIS
Employer Ameren Illinois Company Report ID 2021087286
Address Ameren Illinois Mt Clare Operating Center, 50 Dorsey Rd City, State ZIP GILLESPIE, ILLINOIS 62033
Event Date August 25, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Myocardial infarction (heart attack) Body Part Heart
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 221121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.12000, -89.81000

Incident Narrative

After finishing pole top rescue training in the heat, an employee became ill and was hospitalized, having suffered a myocardial infarction.

Incident Summary

On August 25, 2021, a worker at Ameren Illinois Company in GILLESPIE, ILLINOIS suffered myocardial infarction (heart attack) to the heart. 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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