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TOWNSEND TREE SERVICE COMPANY, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — LAVONIA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TOWNSEND TREE SERVICE COMPANY, LLC in LAVONIA, GEORGIA
Employer TOWNSEND TREE SERVICE COMPANY, LLC Report ID 2018066074
Address 359 Gateway Drive City, State ZIP LAVONIA, GEORGIA 30553
Event Date June 20, 2018 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 34.47000, -83.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping two other people remove a bush from a ditch when he became ill and experienced cramping. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2018, a worker at TOWNSEND TREE SERVICE COMPANY, LLC in LAVONIA, GEORGIA 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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