Exposure to environmental heat indoor · Heat exhaustion, fatigue
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Johnson Controls, 325 Spring St, RED BUD, ILLINOIS 62278
on — Heat exhaustion, fatigue, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
On July 23, 2025, an employee was conducting HVAC work in a mechanical room that had an ambient temperature of 110- to 120-degrees. At the end of the day, he experienced dizziness, cramping, and became ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An employee was accessing the motor of a rooftop HVAC unit when a gust of wind caused the HVAC access door to close on their left hand. The employee sustained an amputation of their ring finger through the phalanx.
An employee was rolling a screen for a dry chemical manufacturing grinder down a flight of stairs. The rolling screen went out of control and he fell, coming to rest 18 steps below and suffering a broken left femur.
An employee was guiding a piece through a rolling machine when the foot pedal was actuated and his right hand was drawn into the rollers at the point of operation, resulting in a partial amputation of the right ring finger.
An employee was working on the grill when they began to feel ill. The employee was hospitalized to treat heat-related illness. The air conditioning was not working at the location.
An employee had been working in a fabrication area conducting preassembly of solar modules. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness, rhabdomyolysis, and renal failure.
An employee was working in the baking chambers of the tire retread center for 5.5-6 hours in approximately 100-degree heat. He developed severe pain and full body cramping. The employee was hospitalized with severe dehydration and heat exhaustion resulting in back pain and a kidney injury.
On August 8, 2025, an employee developed muscle cramps and dizziness. Later, while working on a plant floor, he developed full-body cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from head exhaustion.
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An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
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An employee was assembling a baker type scaffold. He was beginning to transverse down the scaffold, approximately six feet off the ground, when the scaffold tipped over and he fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur.
An employee was trimming out sprinklers on the exterior of a building when he fell off an extension ladder. He landed on the ground and sustained fractures to his nose and arm.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
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