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Nova Molecular Technologies

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Nova Molecular Technologies in PASADENA, TEXAS
Employer Nova Molecular Technologies Report ID 2015085712
Address 1200 Bay Area Blvd. City, State ZIP PASADENA, TEXAS 77507
Event Date August 12, 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) 325188 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.63000, -95.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was wiring field mass meters by the flare when he started feeling the effects of heat related illness. The employee was working with another employee at the time of the incident. The paramedics were called and the employee was transported to the hospital.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2015, a worker at Nova Molecular Technologies in PASADENA, 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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