Weber Environmental Services
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — MAITLAND, FLORIDA
| Employer | Weber Environmental Services | Report ID | 2015075228 |
| Address | 2605 Maitland Center | City, State ZIP | MAITLAND, FLORIDA 32751 |
| Event Date | July 29, 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) | 561730 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.63000, -81.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was doing landscaping work at a new apartment complex and started feeling lightheaded, dizzy, and sick. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On July 29, 2015, a worker at Weber Environmental Services in MAITLAND, 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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