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Townsend Tree Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — CUMMING, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Townsend Tree Service in CUMMING, GEORGIA
Employer Townsend Tree Service Report ID 2020087631
Address In field near power lines at, Kelly Mill Trace City, State ZIP CUMMING, GEORGIA 30028
Event Date August 12, 2020 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 # —
GPS Coordinates 34.29000, -84.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working in the fields chopping bushes and developed muscle cramps. The employee was hospitalized for a muscle injury and heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2020, a worker at Townsend Tree Service in CUMMING, GEORGIA 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

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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