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PECO Energy Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — SPRINGFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PECO Energy Company in SPRINGFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer PECO Energy Company Report ID 2019088597
Address Yale Ave and Wildwood Ave City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 19064
Event Date August 20, 2019 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) 221122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.90000, -75.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee climbing a pole during training activities became ill and was later hospitalized for heat stress.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2019, a worker at PECO Energy Company in SPRINGFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 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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