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Miami Wrecking Co

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Miami Wrecking Co in OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA
Employer Miami Wrecking Co Report ID 2020088140
Address 4540 NW 8th Terrace City, State ZIP OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA 33309
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) 238910 Inspection # 1490866
GPS Coordinates 26.18000, -80.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee developed muscle cramps after working on a rooftop. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2020, a worker at Miami Wrecking Co in OAKLAND PARK, 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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