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Batterbee Roofing, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Batterbee Roofing, Inc. in OCALA, FLORIDA
Employer Batterbee Roofing, Inc. Report ID 2022076084
Address 380 SE 123rd Street City, State ZIP OCALA, FLORIDA 34480
Event Date July 12, 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) 238160 Inspection # 1609459
GPS Coordinates 29.04000, -82.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a house roof when he developed leg cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2022, a worker at Batterbee Roofing, Inc. in OCALA, 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

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