OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #739631
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC.
LOUISVILLE, KY·
Event description
EMPLOYEE SUFFERED HEAT EXHAUSTION DURING FIRE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HURRIEDLY SHUTTING OFF POWER TO ALL THE MACHINERY DURING A FIRE. THE PHYSICAL EXERTION AND THE HIGH HEAT COMBINED TO CAUSE HEAT EXHAUSTION IN TH E EMPLOYEE. HE WAS INITIALLY HOSPITALIZED, BUT QUICKLY RELEASED AND EXPERIENCED NO LOST WORK TIME.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 15
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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