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Wharton County Electric Cooperative, Inc

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — EL CAMPO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wharton County Electric Cooperative, Inc in EL CAMPO, TEXAS
Employer Wharton County Electric Cooperative, Inc Report ID 2015085488
Address 1815 E. Jackson St City, State ZIP EL CAMPO, TEXAS 77437
Event Date August 6, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 22112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.19000, -96.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee installing conduit for primary underground wire was hospitalized for heat stress.

Incident Summary

On August 6, 2015, a worker at Wharton County Electric Cooperative, Inc in EL CAMPO, TEXAS suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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