LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL COMPANY, INC.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — CAPE CORAL, Florida

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL COMPANY, INC. in CAPE CORAL, Florida
Employer LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL COMPANY, INC.
Address 2845 N.E. Pine Island Road
City, State ZIP CAPE CORAL, Florida 33909
Report ID 2020098523
Event Date September 8, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat
Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 238160
GPS Coordinates 26.68000, -81.91000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a flat roof and began to feel unwell. He was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2020, a worker at LATITE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL COMPANY, INC. in CAPE CORAL, Florida suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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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