Multiple effects of heat and light

Name: Multiple effects of heat and light at Medina Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Start: 8/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017087599 · 8/9/2017 · Medina Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Multiple effects of heat and light

Cause

Event: Exposure to environmental heat
Source: Heat-environmental

Employer

Name: Medina Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Location: 28.72152, -99.67792, CRYSTAL CITY, TEXAS, 78839
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working with a four man crew to remove and replace rotted electrical poles outside. He had been digging, tamping, pushing, pulling, and setting poles when he became ill and slouched over. He was hospitalized for multiple heat-related illnesses.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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