Exposure to stressful environment without other event duration unspecified · Anxiety, stress unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at National Transportation Safety Board, 47 E. Federal Street, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 44503
on — Anxiety, stress unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee conducting an accident investigation at the site of an explosion became ill. The employee was treated for dehydration and then admitted after having seizures. The illness is believed to be stress induced from workload and travel fatigue.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Bodily conditions of injured, ill worker unspecified
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