# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at KARNES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015096381` · 9/2/2015 · CAMPBELLTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** KARNES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
- **Location:** N HWY 37, CAMPBELLTON, TEXAS, 78008
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw to clear vegetation from a customer's powerlines. He was hospitalized for severe dehydration and high levels of enzymes in the kidneys due to heat exposure.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*