D&D Garage Doors, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA
| Employer | D&D Garage Doors, Inc. | Report ID | 2019099597 |
| Address | 1600 Merriment Way | City, State ZIP | FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA 34952 |
| Event Date | September 13, 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) | 332321 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.43000, -80.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee fainted while installing a door at a construction site and fell to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized due to dehydration and a fractured first metatarsal on the right ring finger.
Incident Summary
On September 13, 2019, a worker at D&D Garage Doors, Inc. in FORT PIERCE, 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
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