Exposure to environmental heat unspecified · Heat stroke, syncope
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at STEPAN COMPANY, 22500 Stepan Drive, ELWOOD, ILLINOIS 60421
on , Heat stroke, syncope, affecting the body systems.
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Final narrative
An employee was wearing full PPE while emptying a 55-gallon drum of phosphorus pentoxide and fainted, collapsing and striking their head against the ground. The employee was hospitalized and it is likely that heat caused by wearing full body PPE contributed to fainting.