Waterfield Florida Staffing, LLC
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Waterfield Florida Staffing, LLC | Report ID | 2018088656 |
| Address | 4377 Heckscher Drive, JEA North Plant Bldg 6 | City, State ZIP | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32226 |
| Event Date | August 22, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat exhaustion, prostration | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat | Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.41000, -81.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on the roof of a building when he began to feel overheated and experienced cramping in his hand. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On August 22, 2018, a worker at Waterfield Florida Staffing, LLC in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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.
Similar Incidents
Other severe injury reports involving Exposure to environmental heat events:
| Date | Employer | Location | Nature | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2016 | Suncoast Builders & Development, Inc. | DUNEDIN, FLORIDA | Heat exhaustion, prostration | Hosp. |
| Jul 7, 2020 | Wabash National Corporation | FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN | Multiple effects of heat and light | Hosp. |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Bahena Steel, LLC | HOUSTON, TEXAS | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| Sep 4, 2019 | Dunbarton Corporation | DOTHAN, ALABAMA | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | Hosp. |
| May 25, 2018 | AMEREN MISSOURI | MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Jun 17, 2022 | United Postal Service | FORT MYERS, FLORIDA | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| May 7, 2020 | United Parcel Services (UPS) | EL PASO, TEXAS | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Glenn Thurman, Inc. | CRANDALL, TEXAS | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | Hosp. |