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CenterPoint Energy Entex

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CenterPoint Energy Entex in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer CenterPoint Energy Entex Report ID 2023065481
Address 11300 Richmond Avenue City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77082
Event Date June 21, 2023 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 29.72000, -95.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to set a pole when they began feeling unwell and experiencing cramps due to heat stress.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2023, a worker at CenterPoint Energy Entex 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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