SOUTHERN VALLEY FRUIT & VEGETABLE, INC.

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — NORMAN PARK, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SOUTHERN VALLEY FRUIT & VEGETABLE, INC. in NORMAN PARK, GEORGIA
Employer SOUTHERN VALLEY FRUIT & VEGETABLE, INC. Report ID 2018088737
Address 2775 Ellenton-Norman Park Road City, State ZIP NORMAN PARK, GEORGIA 31771
Event Date August 23, 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) 115114 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.22000, -83.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee passed out while having lunch in a packing shed, requiring hospitalization for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2018, a worker at SOUTHERN VALLEY FRUIT & VEGETABLE, INC. in NORMAN PARK, GEORGIA 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

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