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Lawson Electric Company, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — RINGGOLD, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lawson Electric Company, Inc. in RINGGOLD, GEORGIA
Employer Lawson Electric Company, Inc. Report ID 2022075824
Address 125 Gateway Business Park Drive City, State ZIP RINGGOLD, GEORGIA 30736
Event Date July 5, 2022 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 34.93000, -85.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been installing electrical conduit in a trench outdoors. The employee became overheated.

Incident Summary

On July 5, 2022, a worker at Lawson Electric Company, Inc. in RINGGOLD, GEORGIA 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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