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Martinez and Sons Trucking, Inc

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Martinez and Sons Trucking, Inc in BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA
Employer Martinez and Sons Trucking, Inc Report ID 2019099503
Address 695 NW Ave L City, State ZIP BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA 33430
Event Date September 11, 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) 115114 Inspection # 1432378
GPS Coordinates 26.69000, -80.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee became dizzy while planting sugar cane and was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress.

Incident Summary

On September 11, 2019, a worker at Martinez and Sons Trucking, Inc in BELLE GLADE, 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

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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