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Universal Cable Holdings, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Universal Cable Holdings, Inc. in KINGWOOD, TEXAS
Employer Universal Cable Holdings, Inc. Report ID 2023065714
Address 3523 Pickwick Park Dr. City, State ZIP KINGWOOD, TEXAS 77339
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) 515210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.08000, -95.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was fixing a cable line when they began feeling ill and experiencing abdominal & leg cramps due to possible heat stress. The employee was hospitalized that evening for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On June 27, 2023, a worker at Universal Cable Holdings, Inc. in KINGWOOD, 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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