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American Electric Power

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at American Electric Power in EDINBURG, TEXAS
Employer American Electric Power Report ID 20190910153
Address 158 West FM 1925 City, State ZIP EDINBURG, TEXAS 78539
Event Date September 27, 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) 221119 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.33000, -98.16000

Incident Narrative

While performing cleanup operations at a job site, an employee became ill due to direct sun exposure, requiring hospitalization for heat stress.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2019, a worker at American Electric Power in EDINBURG, 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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