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Service Electric Company, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat fatigue — GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Service Electric Company, Inc. in GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Service Electric Company, Inc. Report ID 2015085398
Address Loveless Substation City, State ZIP GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA 35976
Event Date August 4, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat fatigue Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.34000, -86.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working at a sub-station when he experienced cramps and fatigue from hot weather conditions. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2015, a worker at Service Electric Company, Inc. in GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA suffered heat fatigue 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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