South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — PORT LAVACA, TEXAS
| Employer | South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Report ID | 2023086945 |
| Address | Camey-Port Lavaca Line Section | City, State ZIP | PORT LAVACA, TEXAS 77979 |
| Event Date | August 1, 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) | 221121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.63000, -96.73000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working from a bucket truck when they began to experience heat-related illness.
Incident Summary
On August 1, 2023, a worker at South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. in PORT LAVACA, 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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