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Baker Commercial Landscaping, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — ORLANDO, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Baker Commercial Landscaping, Inc. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Employer Baker Commercial Landscaping, Inc. Report ID 2019055177
Address 5401 Kirkman Rd. City, State ZIP ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32819
Event Date May 22, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat syncope Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # 1405388
GPS Coordinates 28.48000, -81.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was edging a lawn and began to feel sick and ended up vomiting. He was hospitalized due to heat syncope.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2019, a worker at Baker Commercial Landscaping, Inc. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered heat syncope 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.

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