All Seasons Landscaping Co., Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | All Seasons Landscaping Co., Inc. | Report ID | 2019066558 |
| Address | Queen Lane Pumping Station, Ridge Avenue | City, State ZIP | PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19129 |
| Event Date | June 28, 2019 | 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) | 561730 | Inspection # | 1417329 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.01000, -75.20000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While planting shrubs at a worksite, an employee suffered heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On June 28, 2019, a worker at All Seasons Landscaping Co., Inc. in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 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
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