Cougar Contracting, LLC
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — NAPLES, FLORIDA
| Employer | Cougar Contracting, LLC | Report ID | 2019099757 |
| Address | 3875 City Gate Drive | City, State ZIP | NAPLES, FLORIDA 34116 |
| Event Date | September 18, 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) | 237110 | Inspection # | 1433326 |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.16000, -81.68000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While following an excavator, guiding in new material, an employee became disoriented and collapsed due to heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On September 18, 2019, a worker at Cougar Contracting, LLC in NAPLES, FLORIDA 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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