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R&R Harvesting, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at R&R Harvesting, Inc. in MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA
Employer R&R Harvesting, Inc. Report ID 2021043206
Address Watermelon Field & Graham Dairy Road City, State ZIP MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA 33471
Event Date April 17, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat syncope Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 111998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.70000, -83.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading watermelon onto a bus. He fainted due to heat stress and fell to the ground.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2021, a worker at R&R Harvesting, Inc. in MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA suffered heat syncope 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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