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Asplundh Tree Expert, Co.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Asplundh Tree Expert, Co. in BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA
Employer Asplundh Tree Expert, Co. Report ID 2019076973
Address 48 Davidson Rd. City, State ZIP BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA 71111
Event Date July 10, 2019 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) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.45000, -93.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered heat-related cramping on returning to the ground after cutting/trimming trees.

Incident Summary

On July 10, 2019, a worker at Asplundh Tree Expert, Co. in BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA 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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