SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA—
Whirpool Corporation, Tulsa Division
Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Whirpool Corporation, Tulsa Division, 7301 Whirlpool Dr., SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA 74063 on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee was working in the flow coat furnace area and was hospitalized for heat stress.
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