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Ring Roofing, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — LAKELAND, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ring Roofing, Inc. in LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Employer Ring Roofing, Inc. Report ID 2021087428
Address 244 N. Florida Ave. City, State ZIP LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33801
Event Date August 30, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # 1553704
GPS Coordinates 28.04000, -81.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been performing roofing work and was hospitalized with a heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On August 30, 2021, a worker at Ring Roofing, Inc. in LAKELAND, FLORIDA suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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