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Oncor Electric

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — CLEBURNE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Oncor Electric in CLEBURNE, TEXAS
Employer Oncor Electric Report ID 2020065345
Address 433 Sabine Ave City, State ZIP CLEBURNE, TEXAS 76031
Event Date June 8, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat syncope Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.35000, -97.37000

Incident Narrative

After working at an outdoor job site, an employee became overheated, sat on the steps of a truck to rest, and then lost consciousness. After awaking, he was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 8, 2020, a worker at Oncor Electric in CLEBURNE, TEXAS suffered heat syncope 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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