Hazard—Federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Heat illness
6,297 matching severe-injury reports to federal OSHA, including 6,072 hospitalizations and 292 amputations.
Heat stroke and heat exhaustion send workers to the hospital across agriculture, construction, roofing, and warehousing.
Employers with the most matching reports
Example incidents
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Air-flo/Erwood Heating & Air Conditioning
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick…
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John Deere Coffeyville Works
An employee was moving a rack onto a lower conveyor in the south heat treat area when their finger got caught between the part tray and the rollers, resulting in…
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Roby's Propane Gas
An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the…
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King Kutter, Inc.
An employee was welding lift arms when their shirt caught fire due to welding sparks or heat, resulting in thermal burns to their upper chest.
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HOME HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC.
An employee was on a ladder, cutting a piece of flex ducting. The ducting came loose. The employee lost his balance and fell, the rungs of the ladder catching his…
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Clean Scapes Dallas LLC
…The employee was taken to the hospital with rhabdomyolysis due to heat exhaustion.
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Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports, federal jurisdiction, 2015–Oct 2025. Matches are keyword-based over the incident narratives; state-plan states are not included.