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Frontier Communication of Florida LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat stroke — BRADENTON, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Frontier Communication of Florida LLC in BRADENTON, FLORIDA
Employer Frontier Communication of Florida LLC Report ID 2018088591
Address 99 47th St NW City, State ZIP BRADENTON, FLORIDA 34209
Event Date August 20, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat stroke Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 517110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.49000, -82.60000

Incident Narrative

On 08/20/18, after helping to locate, expose, and splice a fiber optic service drop to a customer's residence, an employee experienced heat-related illness and was hospitalized with lower leg swelling and heat stroke.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2018, a worker at Frontier Communication of Florida LLC in BRADENTON, FLORIDA suffered heat stroke 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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