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Yellowstone Landscape-Southeast, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Yellowstone Landscape-Southeast, LLC in FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Yellowstone Landscape-Southeast, LLC Report ID 2016076299
Address Floridian Enclave, 85212 Floridian Drive City, State ZIP FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA 32034
Event Date July 13, 2016 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) 541320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.62000, -81.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was digging up the irrigation piping system because it was not working and was planning on troubleshooting the system. While he was digging, he felt dizzy, got cold chills, and then sat down and drank water to cool down. When he stood up, he began to vomit and required hospitalization for dehydration. The temperature and percent relative humidity at the time of the incident was 89 degrees and 59%, respectively.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2016, a worker at Yellowstone Landscape-Southeast, LLC in FERNANDINA 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

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