Exposure to environmental heat · Multiple effects of heat and light
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HANOVER SHOE FARMS, INCORPORATED, 451 Eagle Ave, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17331
on — Multiple effects of heat and light, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was performing various tasks in a barn, such as cleaning stalls, walking horses, and filling water, when he passed out due to dehydration and heat exhaustion. He was hospitalized.
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More severe injuries at HANOVER SHOE FARMS, INCORPORATED
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On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
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An employee was getting a horse out of a stall when the horse bolted and struck the employee. The employee struck the wall and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture to their T11 vertebra, dislocations of the C4, C5, and C6 vertebrae, and a hemorrhagic contusion in the paramedial right frontal lobe.
An employee was loading a horse onto a trailer when the horse kicked them in the chest, resulting in bruising to their mid-torso below the sternum and above the ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
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