Everglades Harvesting & Hauling, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Everglades Harvesting & Hauling, Inc. in IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA
Employer Everglades Harvesting & Hauling, Inc. Report ID 2021108805
Address CR 846 East City, State ZIP IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA 34142
Event Date October 13, 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) 111336 Inspection # 1559626
GPS Coordinates 26.18000, -81.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee became hot and felt ill while working on a farm. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 13, 2021, a worker at Everglades Harvesting & Hauling, Inc. in IMMOKALEE, 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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