Exposure to environmental heat · Multiple effects of heat and light
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mike Hooks, LLC, Between Theodore and mobile bay ship channels, THEODORE, ALABAMA 36582
on — Multiple effects of heat and light, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee had been draining a small vat used for cleaning machine parts; he had carried a 5-gallon bucket of cleaning fluid upstairs four times to pour it into a waste oil collection tank. He suffered dehydration and heat-exhaustion-related hand cramping, then chest and abdomen cramping.
An employee was mooring a spill barge. As the employee was lifting the tow line from a bollard. The line came under tension and the employee's left ring finger was caught between it and the bollard. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee working as a deckhand was securing ropes on a barge when he was struck under the knee by the rope. He was hospitalized with a fractured right leg.
An employee was replacing the rubber gasket on a dredge boat's discharge pipe. The dredge boat was moving with the waves, which pushed the dredge pipe into the pontoon of the boat. The employee was holding the end of the dredge pipe when it struck the pontoon of the boat. The employee's right index finger was caught between the end of the pipe and the pontoon, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
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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