Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Heat exhaustion, fatigue
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, 4806 Trade Access Blvd, HAZELWOOD, MISSOURI 63042
on — Heat exhaustion, fatigue, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was installing pipe in a trench when he felt cramping in his legs and stomach. The employee sustained a heat-related illness.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Heat environmental
More severe injuries at Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup
An employee was taking moisture readings in the ceiling while standing on the second rung from the top of a 6-foot A-frame ladder. The employee lost her balance and fell to the floor, resulting in a bruised elbow and five fractured ribs.
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A temporary employee was on top of a cane wagon, throwing cane down to the ground (i.e., planting). He reached the end of the field row and started to feel ill. He experienced cramping and headaches due to heat exhaustion.
An employee parked their vehicle at a facility and stepped out of the vehicle to begin cleaning a portable toilet. The parking brake failed and the vehicle began to roll backward. The employee fell and was struck by the front driver's side tire. The employee's hip was fractured.
An employee was using a pressure washer to rinse down a manhole on a sanitary sewer. When they released the pressurized hose, the employee was struck in the face and neck, resulting in lacerations to their face under the left eye and their neck.
An employee was positioning a lifting hook on the back of the truck and removed a pin on the hook housing. The hooks rotated and the employee's left-hand fingers were caught between a hook and the housing. The employee sustained an amputation of the little fingertip and a crushing fracture to the ring fingertip.
An employee was adjusting a septic tank that was being lowered into the ground by an excavator using a cable. The employee's hand was on the septic tank when the cable slipped off the excavator and caught their left thumb, amputating it at the first knuckle.
An employee sat on the lid of a septic tank and the lid broke causing the employee to fall into the tank and hit their head. The employee sustained a brain bleed and a head laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.