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Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — ALABASTER, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC in ALABASTER, ALABAMA
Employer Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC Report ID 2018077002
Address 2011 Highway 87 City, State ZIP ALABASTER, ALABAMA 35007
Event Date July 12, 2018 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) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.19000, -86.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee started cramping and vomiting in a work truck after chipping bush in a hot outdoor environment. The employee was dehydrated.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2018, a worker at Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC in ALABASTER, ALABAMA 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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