Exposure to environmental heat · Heat exhaustion, prostration
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wilbert Funeral Services, E0660 Rd, LOCUST GROVE, OKLAHOMA 74352
on — Heat exhaustion, prostration, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee had been preparing a grave site. He collapsed due to heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.
An employee was separating a concrete form from a vault. The form came off the hoist hook, and the employee's fingertips were crushed between it and the vault. The employee's right ring and middle fingertips were medically amputated.
Two employees were preparing to pour concrete to manufacture burial vaults. The belt on the concrete auger broke. One of the employees had replaced the belt and was fixing a twist in it, with his left middle finger under it, when the machine was turned on. The fingertip was amputated about 1/4 inch below the nail.
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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