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The Toronto Blue Jays Baseball

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Toronto Blue Jays Baseball in DUNEDIN, FLORIDA
Employer The Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Report ID 2017088075
Address FL Auto Exchange Stadium, 373 Douglas Ave. City, State ZIP DUNEDIN, FLORIDA 34698
Event Date August 22, 2017 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) 711211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.00000, -82.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered a heat related illness while working a game as part of the grounds crew and was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2017, a worker at The Toronto Blue Jays Baseball in DUNEDIN, 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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