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Welch Tennis Courts, Inc

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — FORT MYERS, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Welch Tennis Courts, Inc in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
Employer Welch Tennis Courts, Inc Report ID 2018099211
Address 17071 Ashcomb Way City, State ZIP FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33918
Event Date September 6, 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) 237990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.45000, -81.67000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was using a shovel to finish the edges of a clay tennis court. The employee became ill due to heat stress and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2018, a worker at Welch Tennis Courts, Inc in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 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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