Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at M. J. Electric, LLC, 8782 SR 61, COAL TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA 17866
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
At about 10:00 a.m. on July 6, 2021, an employee was doing electrical powerline work when he developed heat stress symptoms. He was hospitalized.
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