Ensign Energy Services Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — BIG LAKE, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ensign Energy Services Inc. in BIG LAKE, Texas
Employer Ensign Energy Services Inc.
Address GPS_Coordinates: N 31.4334 W -101.7203
City, State ZIP BIG LAKE, Texas 76932
Report ID 2023087057
Event Date August 4, 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) 213111
Inspection # 1689896
GPS Coordinates 31.41000, -101.54000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was mixing mud when he began to feel dizzy due to dehydration from the heat.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2023, a worker at Ensign Energy Services Inc. in BIG LAKE, 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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