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M & J Electric of Wichita LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — WICHITA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at M & J Electric of Wichita LLC in WICHITA, KANSAS
Employer M & J Electric of Wichita LLC Report ID 2018077302
Address 1144 S St Clair, Bldg D City, State ZIP WICHITA, KANSAS 67213
Event Date July 19, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1332826
GPS Coordinates 37.66000, -97.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was engaged in various electrical installation activities throughout the day. That evening he began to feel ill and was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2018, a worker at M & J Electric of Wichita LLC in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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