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Waste Management Inc. of Florida

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management Inc. of Florida in HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA
Employer Waste Management Inc. of Florida Report ID 2020088108
Address 7700 SE Bridge City, State ZIP HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA 33455
Event Date August 26, 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) 562111 Inspection # 1490662
GPS Coordinates 27.04000, -80.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee had completed his shift and was preparing to punch out when he became disoriented. He later had a seizure and was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2020, a worker at Waste Management Inc. of Florida in HOBE SOUND, 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

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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