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TLC Total Lawn Care LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — MCALLEN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TLC Total Lawn Care LLC in MCALLEN, TEXAS
Employer TLC Total Lawn Care LLC Report ID 2016098445
Address Shopping Center City, State ZIP MCALLEN, TEXAS 78501
Event Date September 7, 2016 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 26.21000, -98.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized after experiencing heat stress symptoms while adding mulch to an area.

Incident Summary

On September 7, 2016, a worker at TLC Total Lawn Care LLC in MCALLEN, TEXAS 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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