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TRUGREEN LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TRUGREEN LLC in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer TRUGREEN LLC Report ID 2018088047
Address 295 Old Gate Road City, State ZIP NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18067
Event Date August 7, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.68000, -75.47000

Incident Narrative

While driving from site to site, an employee experienced nausea, vomiting, and loss of consciousness due to heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 7, 2018, a worker at TRUGREEN LLC in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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