# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at 4 County Electric Power Association
> OSHA SIR `2018088990` · 8/30/2018 · COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** 4 County Electric Power Association
- **Location:** 5265 South Frontage Road, COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, 39701
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shoveling dirt to backfill an electrical pole hole. The employee began showing signs of dehydration and was hospitalized.

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