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LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, LLC in POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, LLC Report ID 2015096292
Address 2280 W. COPANS ROAD City, State ZIP POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33069
Event Date September 1, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.26000, -80.15000

Incident Narrative

While on his way back to the work office in the passenger seat of a vehicle, an employee suffered dehydration.

Incident Summary

On September 1, 2015, a worker at LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, LLC in POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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