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Windstream Communications Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Windstream Communications Inc. in BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA
Employer Windstream Communications Inc. Report ID 2023076757
Address 25128 E 93rd St City, State ZIP BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA 74014
Event Date July 26, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 517311 Inspection # 1687792
GPS Coordinates 36.02000, -95.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing brush and trees to gain access to a utility pole when he started experiencing dizziness. He was later hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On July 26, 2023, a worker at Windstream Communications Inc. in BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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