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Catskill Center for Conservation and Development

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — ARKVILLE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Catskill Center for Conservation and Development in ARKVILLE, NEW YORK
Employer Catskill Center for Conservation and Development Report ID 2018088446
Address 43355 State Highway 28 City, State ZIP ARKVILLE, NEW YORK 12406
Event Date August 16, 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) 813312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.14000, -74.61000

Incident Narrative

On 8/16/2018, at approximately 12:30 p.m., an employee was on a trail installing a sign and pruning a hedge when he became lightheaded and passed out due to heat stress. He fell and injured his neck, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 16, 2018, a worker at Catskill Center for Conservation and Development in ARKVILLE, NEW YORK 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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