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Georgia Right-of-Way Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia Right-of-Way Company in PALMETTO, FLORIDA
Employer Georgia Right-of-Way Company Report ID 2017088295
Address Unspecified City, State ZIP PALMETTO, FLORIDA 34220
Event Date August 29, 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) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.51000, -82.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dragging cut tree limbs to a chipper when he became dizzy and cramped up. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On August 29, 2017, a worker at Georgia Right-of-Way Company in PALMETTO, 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

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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