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LOWRY PARK ZOO

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LOWRY PARK ZOO in TAMPA, FLORIDA
Employer LOWRY PARK ZOO Report ID 2017065765
Address 1101 W. SLIGH AVE. City, State ZIP TAMPA, FLORIDA 33604
Event Date June 23, 2017 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) 712190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.01000, -82.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sitting in a golf cart after doing landscaping when he started shaking, foaming at the mouth, and was disoriented. He was hospitalized due to heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On June 23, 2017, a worker at LOWRY PARK ZOO in TAMPA, 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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