Exposure to environmental heat · Multiple effects of heat and light
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bessemer Inspection Center, 1951 Morgan Road, BESSEMER, ALABAMA 35022
on — Multiple effects of heat and light, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee was loading and unloading a truck when he lost consciousness due to heat exhaustion and dehydration, causing him to fall to the floor. The employee sustained a laceration to the right side of his head that required staples as well as an elbow laceration. The employee also suffered knee and neck pain.
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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An employee was driving a pickup truck into an auction lot when it collided with a security hut, causing the airbags to deploy. The employee was hospitalized due to a broken right hip; broken ribs number three, five, and seven on the right side; a chest contusion; a laceration to the top of the head; and a concussion.
An employee was walking in the parking lot when he fell backward and hit his head on the pavement. The employee sustained a head contusion and scrapes and bruises to his head, elbows, and hands. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee slipped on water in a car wash bay, twisted his right ankle, and then fell to the ground. His ankle was broken and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was taking parts inside from his vehicle. He slipped on ice/snow in the parking area and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with a broken hip.
An employee was walking through the shop when he slipped on a wet spot on the concrete floor and fell, striking his back and right elbow. The employee sustained a fractured hip and was hospitalized.
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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