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Brownings Nursery & Landscaping, INC.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brownings Nursery & Landscaping, INC. in IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA
Employer Brownings Nursery & Landscaping, INC. Report ID 2015086137
Address 10002 Church Rd. City, State ZIP IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA 34142
Event Date August 26, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.40000, -81.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered heat stress while doing landscaping work.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2015, a worker at Brownings Nursery & Landscaping, INC. in IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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