Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Pipeline, Inc., 67447 Banfield Street, SAINT CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO 43950
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
On May 16, 2017, an employee was assisting a welder transition a pipe when he suffered from heat stress and required hospitalization.
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