Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-26 | Jefferson City | Mo | Sam's Club | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level |
An employee fell backward onto a concrete floor and became lightheaded. | |||||
2021-08-09 | Lynn Haven | Fl | US Postal Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A mail carrier became dizzy and lightheaded on his route. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness. | |||||
2021-07-30 | Houston | Tx | Sysco Houston - Wholesale Restaurant Food Supplies | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was unloading food products for a customer when they began feeling lightheaded and disoriented, resulting in hospitalization for dehydration. | |||||
2021-07-17 | Dickinson | Tx | Extra Space Storage | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was performing maintenance outside when he began feeling lightheaded and disoriented. The employee later collapsed and was hospitalized for heat stress. | |||||
2021-06-25 | Millville | Nj | Northeast Precast | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level |
An employee became lightheaded and fell off a ladder, landing on the ground. The employee sustained a lower back injury. | |||||
2021-06-22 | Monroeville | Pa | Partners For Quality Inc | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee became lightheaded while walking, tripped on a bench leg, and fell onto the bench, suffering five broken ribs on the right side. | |||||
2021-06-13 | Houston | Tx | Valeron Strength Films | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was setting up a spiral cutter in an extrusion bay when they began to feel hot and lightheaded and experienced muscle cramps. The employee was hospitalized due to dehydration. | |||||
2020-10-13 | Princeton | Wv | Eastern Vault Co., Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
While working in a block house where concrete blocks were being manufactured, employees became lightheaded due to potential carbon monoxide exposure. One of them was hospitalized for high carboxyhemoglobin level resulting in headache and mild delirium. | |||||
2020-09-28 | Myakka City | Fl | CLASSIE GROWERS, L.L.C. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A temporary employee was in the fields picking cucumbers when he became disoriented and lightheaded and developed cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration/heat exhaustion. | |||||
2020-08-28 | Haltom City | Tx | United States Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On August 28, 2020, at 4:15 p.m., a United States Postal Service employee was on his route when he started to feel dizzy and lightheaded. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness. | |||||
2020-08-27 | Plains | Ks | KANSAS SMITH FARMS, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was loading livestock into a cattle hauler when he began experiencing symptoms such as dizziness and lightheadedness. The employee took a break to hydrate and returned to work when he felt better. Later that night the employee went to the hospital with heat stroke. | |||||
2020-08-08 | Erie | Pa | PID, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
Four employees were transporting cleaning chemicals when there was a spill and/or chemical reaction when the chemicals mixed. One of the employees was hospitalized, suffering from difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, and lightheadedness. | |||||
2020-06-25 | Wichita Falls | Texas | Scales Concrete Construction Company, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee developed a headache and lightheadedness at about 2:00 p.m., then began vomiting. He went home and was hospitalized at 5:00 p.m., suffering from heat-related dehydration. | |||||
2020-06-18 | Fort Myers | Florida | United Parcel Service, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became lightheaded while en route to make a delivery. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2020-06-15 | Ocala | Florida | Labor Finders | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
At about 2:30 p.m. on June 15, 2020, a temporary employee was drilling holes in the outside wall of a house (to install shutters) when he became lightheaded due to heat exhaustion and dehydration. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-06-02 | De Pere | Wisconsin | Vinton Construction Company | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was driving home after work and became lightheaded. He pulled over, got out of the car, became disoriented, and stumbled into a ditch due to heat stress. | |||||
2020-05-05 | N Attleboro | Massachusett | BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. | Forearm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was standing on level ground, stocking cases of tissues. He became lightheaded, lost his balance and fell. He tried to catch himself on a forklift and his right forearm got stuck between a pallet and the forklift backrest. The employee suffered a fractured right forearm and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-01-23 | Arlington Heights | Illinois | Rolling Green Country Club | Leg(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was walking from a kitchen to a bathroom after cleaning a fryer with degreaser. He became lightheaded and fell to the floor, breaking his right leg. | |||||
2019-09-24 | Irving | Texas | NCH Corporation | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working in a grease manufacturing area. The employee became nauseated, suffering lightheadedness and leg cramping. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2019-09-14 | Braddock | Pennsylvania | United States Steel Corporation | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was filling a wheelbarrow with sand at a blast furnace when the employee became lightheaded. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2019-09-11 | Washington | District Of | MedStar Washington Hospital Center | Arm(s) | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional |
An employee was called to restrain a patient. After physical contact with the patient, the employee experienced a sore arm and lightheadedness. | |||||
2019-09-10 | Fort Worth | Texas | Lockheed Martin | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
An employee was participating in a live fire training exercise and began to feel lightheaded and dizzy. The employee was hospitalized due to low potassium. | |||||
2019-08-21 | Fort Worth | Texas | Steamaway | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On 8/21/2019, an employee was cleaning inside the back of a box truck while the equipment was running. Toward the end of the shift, the employee began feeling lightheaded and nauseated due to possible heat stress. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-08-21 | La Porte | Texas | United Rentals North America, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been connecting generator cables for hours when he felt nauseous and lightheaded. He was hospitalized with potential heat stress. | |||||
2019-08-14 | Hot Springs | Arkansas | Aluma-Weld Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
At 2:00 p.m. on August 14, 2019, after driving a pickup truck in the morning, an employee began to suffer cramping and lightheadedness. He was hospitalized, suffering from possible heat stress. | |||||
2019-07-19 | Douglas | Georgia | Lark United Manufacturing, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was welding on a cargo trailer when he began to feel lightheaded and dizzy. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2019-07-18 | Erie | Pennsylvania | Turner Construction Company | Brain | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system |
An employee was working on a beam about 12 feet from ground level, prepping for welding operations. He became lightheaded and dizzy due to the heat and fell from the beam. His personal fall arrest system stopped him from falling to the ground, but his head struck the beam. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-07-17 | Blytheville | Arkansas | JMS Russel Metals Corp. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been sitting idle in an air conditioned 18-wheeler and then came into the office with symptoms of lightheadedness, dizziness, and slightly elevated blood pressure. The employee was hospitalized due to heat stress (dehydration, heat exhaustion). | |||||
2019-07-07 | Spring | Texas | Valet Living, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was on the second floor of an apartment complex, collecting trash at each door, when he became lightheaded and dizzy. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness. | |||||
2019-06-28 | Chatham | Illinois | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was hospitalized for dehydration after feeling dizzy and lightheaded while on his route. | |||||
2019-06-21 | Arlington | Texas | United Parcel Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was making deliveries when he began to experience signs of heat-related illness, including feeling lightheaded and weak. He was hospitalized due to dehydration. | |||||
2019-06-19 | Harker Heights | Texas | Wolff Construction, LP | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was performing construction work when he became lightheaded and vomited due to heat stress. | |||||
2019-05-29 | Sarasota | Florida | United Parcel Service, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working on a package delivery truck inside the shop when he started to feel dizzy and lightheaded and then fell to the ground. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2019-05-20 | Gorham | Maine | Stanley Black and Decker | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure |
An employee felt dizzy and lightheaded while working in the black oxide room with chemicals. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to the lungs, chemical irritation, and skin blisters. | |||||
2018-09-17 | Venice | California | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - VENICE | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was casing mail when the employee became lightheaded due to possible dehydration, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-08-28 | Port Jefferson Station | New York | Asplundh Construction | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was installing a gas line to a residence and felt lightheaded possibly due to the heat. | |||||
2018-08-28 | Murfreesboro | Tennessee | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became lightheaded due to heat-related illness and fell to the ground while exiting a work vehicle. | |||||
2018-08-16 | Arkville | New York | Catskill Center for Conservation and Development | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On 8/16/2018, at approximately 12:30 p.m., an employee was on a trail installing a sign and pruning a hedge when he became lightheaded and passed out due to heat stress. He fell and injured his neck, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-08-09 | Charlestown | Rhode Island | Cardi Construction Corporation | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was helping another employee install bridge beams on a construction site on a hot, humid day when he began to feel dizzy and lightheaded. He then began to experience muscle cramping and vomiting and required hospitalization due to dehydration. | |||||
2018-07-30 | Wildwood | Florida | Nash Plumbing and Mechanical LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was installing a control box outside in the shade and started feeling lightheaded. The employee later passed out. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2018-07-18 | Dothan | Alabama | Twitchell Technical Products, LLC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was performing a quality control check on a loom and became lightheaded and lethargic. The ambient temperature was high and the employee was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2018-06-26 | Las Vegas | Nevada | US Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee experienced heat-related dizziness and lightheadedness. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-06-25 | Westchase | Florida | Jack Joyner Enterprises, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
While working on a metal roof, an employee suffered shortness of breath, lightheadedness, and chest pressure. He was hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration. | |||||
2018-05-24 | Lutz | Florida | NeuroRestorative | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was outside doing maintenance tasks when he suddenly experienced symptoms compatible with heat-related illness (increased heart rate, profuse sweating, feeling of lightheadedness, and tingling in arms). | |||||
2018-05-23 | West Chester | Ohio | Cabela's Wholesale, L.L.C. | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was training when he became lightheaded and experienced an irregular heartbeat. | |||||
2018-05-22 | Conroe | Texas | Savage Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was helping to move a railcar using a locomotive when the employee became dizzy and lightheaded. | |||||
2018-05-15 | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | Tomlinson-Bomberger Lawn Care & Landscape, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had conducted landscaping, including rototilling, hand raking, and planting, at a work site. Around 4:30 PM, he was riding in the company truck to leave the work site when he felt ill, lightheaded, and dizzy. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. | |||||
2018-01-25 | Owego | New York | Sanmina Corp | Skull | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was pushing a cart when he hurt his hand, became lightheaded, and fell, striking his head on the floor. He fractured his skull and was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-10-10 | Port Orange | Florida | Waste Pro USA of Florida, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was picking up 5- to 10-pound recycling bins when he started feeling lightheaded and having leg cramps. He was hospitalized due to dehydration. | |||||
2017-09-26 | Brockport | Pennsylvania | Owens Illinois, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
While working on the take-out arm of a glass forming machine, an employee became lightheaded, requiring hospitalization for dehydration and heat exhaustion. | |||||
2017-09-26 | Fish Creek | Wisconsin | US Foods, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On September 26, 2017, an employee became dizzy, disoriented, and lightheaded due to heat stress while delivering food service products. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-09-25 | Forrest City | Arkansas | Boar's Head Provisions Co, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
On 9/25/2017, an employee was cleaning a chill cooler with bleach when he experienced dizziness and lightheadedness, later requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-09-24 | Park Hill | Oklahoma | Dish Network LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was in a customer's attic performing installation work. At approximately 2:00 p.m., the employee began to feel ill and lightheaded. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress and low potassium. | |||||
2017-09-21 | Palatine | Illinois | WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee began to feel ill, suffering leg and arm cramps, fatigue, and lightheadedness. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2017-08-26 | Grand Forks | North Dakota | Valley Markets, Inc. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was frying donuts when she became lightheaded and fell into the fryer's hot oil, burning her right arm and hand. The fryer was uncovered at the time. | |||||
2017-08-22 | Wichita Falls | Texas | Scales Construction | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was finishing concrete when he became lightheaded and ill due to heat stress and dehydration, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-08-17 | Altamonte Springs | Florida | Utilities, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became lightheaded from heat stress while reading water meters, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-08-09 | Pittston | Pennsylvania | Home Depot RDC #5089 | Lower leg(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
On August 9, 2017, an employee was driving an electric pallet jack when she became lightheaded and fainted. She fell from the pallet jack and broke her fibula, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-08-04 | Hialeah | Florida | UPS, CO. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On 08/03/17, an employee was driving on a delivery route when he became ill due to dehydration, suffering lightheadedness and cramping. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. | |||||
2017-07-26 | El Dorado | Arkansas | Chicago Bridge and Iron | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
While moving pipes with an overhead crane, an employee became weak, dizzy, and lightheaded from heat exposure, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-13 | Austin | Texas | Texas Disposal Systems | Head | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee suffered heat stress while dumping trash cans on a garbage truck, becoming lightheaded and losing consciousness. The employee then fell and struck their head on the truck frame, suffering a head laceration that required stitches. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-06-30 | Pasadena | Texas | ALPHA TECHNICAL SERVICES CORPORATION | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
An employee was rinsing out an ISO container that last contained chloroaniline using a 3,000 psi pressure washer. After exiting the container, he became lightheaded and required hospitalization for chemical exposure to chloroaniline. | |||||
2017-05-01 | Sidney | Nebraska | CABELA'S INC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was walking with a scanner, felt lightheaded and fell to the ground breaking his right hip. | |||||
2017-03-07 | Atkinson | Nebraska | AZZ Galvanizing-Nebraska | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was lightheaded and dizzy at work. The employee was hospitalized and treated for dehydration. | |||||
2016-09-21 | Troy | Alabama | Sanders Lead Company, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was drawing and smelting a pot for casting lead when he became dehydrated and experienced nausea, weakness, and lightheadedness. He was hospitalized for heat stress/exhaustion and dehydration. | |||||
2016-08-19 | Bronx | New York | RIVERBAY CORP. | Arm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was pushing a garbage dumpster and began to feel lightheaded. The employee blacked out and fell to ground. The employee complained of pain in his left arm and was admitted to the hospital. | |||||
2016-08-12 | Norristown | Pennsylvania | Advanced Disposal | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On August 12, 2016, an employee attaching toters to a truck began to feel lightheaded and dizzy due to a heat-related illness in the late afternoon. | |||||
2016-08-11 | Green Cove Springs | Florida | Advanced Disposal Services Jacksonville, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After loading yard waste onto a waste disposal collection truck for 2 hours, an employee became dizzy and lightheaded. The employee was hospitalized with severe dehydration and acute kidney failure due to the heat. | |||||
2016-08-11 | Bay City | Texas | Brandt Companies | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
As an employee was walking on site, he felt lightheaded and headed over to the gang box, where he blacked out. He was hospitalized for possible heat-related illness. | |||||
2016-08-08 | Salt Lake City | Utah | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee felt dizzy and lightheaded while delivering mail. The employee was hospitalized due to heat stress and kidney failure. | |||||
2016-07-27 | Great Barrington | Massachusett | Big Y Foods, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On July 27, 2016, at 5:30AM, an employee was preparing bread to be put in the proofer machine when she experienced dizziness/lightheadedness. She was hospitalized for severe dehydration. | |||||
2016-07-26 | Big Lake | Texas | Basic Energy Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
While performing well servicing operations, an employee became lightheaded and began vomiting. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2016-07-11 | Rankin | Texas | Basic Energy Services, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was laying down rods that were being removed from an oil well when he began to feel fatigued and lightheaded before collapsing to his knees. | |||||
2016-07-09 | Houston | Texas | Bragg Heavy Transport | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was constructing a flatbed trailer for a heavy haul when he felt lightheaded and started cramping due to heat exhaustion. | |||||
2016-07-02 | Matteson | Illinois | Universal Protection Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was inside a security guard shack when a generator from a construction company that was performing work at the facility emitted exhaust fumes into the shack. The employee became dizzy and lightheaded, requiring hospitalization for carbon monoxide exposure. | |||||
2016-06-28 | Miami | Florida | Golden Gate America, LLC | Upper and lower limb(s) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. |
An employee had parked a vehicle. As he was getting out, he felt lightheaded, fainted, and fell to the floor. He did not have a chance to station the vehicle and his body was dragged on the road, injuring his right shoulder and left leg. | |||||
2016-06-10 | Benton | Arkansas | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was delivering mail on his walking route when he became lightheaded and dizzy. The temperature at the time was 91 degrees with a humidity of 41%. He was hospitalized with heat stress. | |||||
2016-05-26 | Orlando | Florida | Coastal Mechanical | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was climbing a ladder at a construction site when he suffered cramps and started feeling dizzy and lightheaded. He was hospitalized for heat stroke. | |||||
2016-04-22 | Saint Marys | Pennsylvania | Osram Sylvania, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
Three employees were investigating an H2S odor at a cooling tower. One of the employees removed the lid from the cooling tower and stuck a measuring rod in to measure the level. The employee put the lid back on and started walking away. The employee became lightheaded and fell onto the concrete walkway, requiring hospitalization for a concussion and skull fracture. | |||||
2016-01-25 | Artesia | New Mexico | Customs and Border Protection- U.S. Border Patrol | BODY SYSTEMS | Other exertions or bodily reactions |
On January 25, 2016, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was performing physical training when he became lightheaded and dizzy. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-01-21 | Redlake | Minnesota | U.S. Postal Service Redlake Post Office | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
On January 21, 2016, an employee smelled something and became lightheaded while sorting mail into post office boxes. She was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning due to a faulty heat exchanger on the building furnace. | |||||
2015-12-08 | East Earl | Pennsylvania | Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
After glazing wood doors, an employee became lightheaded and was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-08-28 | Williston | North Dakota | Swanson & Youngdale, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was sandblasting structural steel. He was using supply air from an air compressor when he felt lightheaded. He was hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure. | |||||
2015-08-20 | Bainbridge | Georgia | MOSS & ASSOCIATES, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was installing MIBS (solar panel supports) outdoors when the employee started to feel lightheaded. Coworkers took the employee into the general contractor's trailer where the employee began to vomit due to heat stress. | |||||
2015-08-16 | Bryan | Texas | Refinery Specialties Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was installing a pump during the fracking process when he felt lightheaded and began vomiting. He started having heat cramps and was hospitalized after suffering severe dehydration while operating equipment outside with temperatures of 105F. | |||||
2015-07-29 | Maitland | Florida | Weber Environmental Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was doing landscaping work at a new apartment complex and started feeling lightheaded, dizzy, and sick. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. | |||||
2015-07-20 | Somerville | Massachusett | United Parcel Service, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee delivering packages became dehydrated, got lightheaded, and began vomiting. The employee was hospitalized overnight for heat exhaustion. | |||||
2015-06-05 | Hutchinson | Kansas | Hutchinson Regional Medical Center | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode |
An employee was responding to an emergency medical call for a near drowning. The employee had to carry equipment about 1/4 mile through tall grass to get to the location. The employee had performed emergency medical treatment and then experienced lightheadedness and shortness of breath. The employee was treated in the emergency room and admitted for observation. | |||||
2015-05-29 | New London | Connecticut | Sheffield Pharmaceuticals | Skull | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was attending training and started feeling queasy/lightheaded during the module on blood-borne pathogens. He left the room and sat in the northeast stairway. A short time later, he fell down the stairs and was found unconscious on the landing below by a coworker. His coworker woke him up and asked if he was okay. The injured employee stated that he was okay, just tired. He was later hospitalized for a skull fracture and concussion. | |||||
2015-03-06 | Oxford | Alabama | Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was working behind the cash register when she became lightheaded and fainted. She fell and hit her head against the cash register. The employee was hospitalized overnight. |