FLORIDA SILICA SAND COMPANY
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — PLANT CITY, FLORIDA
| Employer | FLORIDA SILICA SAND COMPANY | Report ID | 2015064210 |
| Address | 1705 Sammonds Road | City, State ZIP | PLANT CITY, FLORIDA 33563 |
| Event Date | June 30, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat exhaustion, prostration | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat | Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.00000, -82.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Following a full day of work, an employee began suffering muscle cramps, nausea and generalized ill feeling. He was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with heat exhaustion. The employee was admitted to the hospital, received IV fluids and was kept overnight for observation.
Incident Summary
On June 30, 2015, a worker at FLORIDA SILICA SAND COMPANY in PLANT CITY, FLORIDA suffered heat exhaustion, prostration to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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