HOUSTON, TEXAS—
North Houston Pole Line, L.P.
Exposure to environmental heat · Heat exhaustion, prostration
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at North Houston Pole Line, L.P., 1608 Margaret St., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77093 on — Heat exhaustion, prostration, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee was working in the pole yard and suffered heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.
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