Pike Electric, LLC
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA
| Employer | Pike Electric, LLC | Report ID | 2016087894 |
| Address | 3308 Taylor Farm Rd. | City, State ZIP | BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA 31516 |
| Event Date | August 23, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat exhaustion, prostration | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat | Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.38000, -82.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had been working in a bucket truck doing overhead electrical line work all day. Later that evening, the employee started feeling ill and was admitted to the hospital for heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On August 23, 2016, a worker at Pike Electric, LLC in BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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