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Welch Tennis Courts, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Welch Tennis Courts, Inc. in BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Welch Tennis Courts, Inc. Report ID 2017088319
Address 8251 Aberdeen Dr City, State ZIP BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 33472
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) 237990 Inspection # 1266105
GPS Coordinates 26.55000, -80.15000

Incident Narrative

On 8/29/2017 at 12:50 p.m., an employee was pouring concrete at a construction site when he became ill and later started sweating profusely and had shortness of breath. He was hospitalized for possible heat stress or heat stroke.

Incident Summary

On August 29, 2017, a worker at Welch Tennis Courts, Inc. in BOYNTON BEACH, 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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