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Pinnacle Wireless

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — GUTTENBERG, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pinnacle Wireless in GUTTENBERG, NEW JERSEY
Employer Pinnacle Wireless Report ID 2015074847
Address 500 68th Street City, State ZIP GUTTENBERG, NEW JERSEY 07093
Event Date July 20, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 517210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.79000, -74.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee conducting HVAC maintenance in the base unit of a cell tower was hospitalized with severe dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2015, a worker at Pinnacle Wireless in GUTTENBERG, NEW JERSEY suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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