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Gonzales Electric

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gonzales Electric in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Gonzales Electric Report ID 2021065143
Address 9163 Wald Rd. City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77034
Event Date June 24, 2021 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) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.62000, -95.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting a nipple on a pipe and was hospitalized for a heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On June 24, 2021, a worker at Gonzales Electric in HOUSTON, 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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