AT&T
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — SPRING, TEXAS
| Employer | AT&T | Report ID | 2019066174 |
| Address | 7602 Spring Cypress | City, State ZIP | SPRING, TEXAS 77379 |
| Event Date | June 19, 2019 | 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) | 517212 | Inspection # | 1410035 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.04000, -95.54000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee became ill after doing an install and doubled over in pain from heat cramps. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On June 19, 2019, a worker at AT&T in SPRING, TEXAS 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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