# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at El Paso Electric
> OSHA SIR `2019087858` · 8/1/2019 · EL PASO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat and light, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** El Paso Electric
- **Location:** Carnegie Ave & McRae Blvd, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79925
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working outdoors on powerlines. On returning to the yard, the employee became ill and was hospitalized for heat stress.

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