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Freedom Solar LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — PROSPER, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Freedom Solar LLC in PROSPER, TEXAS
Employer Freedom Solar LLC Report ID 2023065699
Address 1600 Hidden Bluff Court City, State ZIP PROSPER, TEXAS 75078
Event Date June 27, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.23000, -96.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a roof installing solar panels when they began to feel ill, resulting in hospitalization due to dehydration.

Incident Summary

On June 27, 2023, a worker at Freedom Solar LLC in PROSPER, TEXAS suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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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