# Hypothermia at PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032062` · 3/8/2016 · POINT CLEAR, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Hypothermia
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental cold
- **Source:** Cold-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Grand Blvd, POINT CLEAR, ALABAMA, 36564
- **NAICS:** 721110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees got on a jet ski to rescue a guest that had capsized. During the rescue operation, a wave capsized the jet ski and caused it to break down. One of the employees suffered hypothermia after being immersed in the 55-degree water for several hours.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*