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North American Composites Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — MEDLEY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at North American Composites Company in MEDLEY, FLORIDA
Employer North American Composites Company Report ID 2022053925
Address 11102 NW S River Dr, SeaVee Boats City, State ZIP MEDLEY, FLORIDA 33178
Event Date May 5, 2022 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) 424610 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 25.87000, -80.35000

Incident Narrative

On May 5, 2022, an employee was driving a tractor-trailer to the next job site and had a seizure due to heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On May 5, 2022, a worker at North American Composites Company in MEDLEY, 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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