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Wise Electric Cooperative

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wise Electric Cooperative in DECATUR, TEXAS
Employer Wise Electric Cooperative Report ID 2017088021
Address CR 3170 City, State ZIP DECATUR, TEXAS 76234
Event Date August 21, 2017 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) 221118 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.18000, -97.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been leveling dirt with a shovel in the hot sun for almost 8 hours when he felt very faint. He was hospitalized for heat stress.

Incident Summary

On August 21, 2017, a worker at Wise Electric Cooperative in DECATUR, 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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