Altman Specialty Plants, LLC.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — GIDDINGS, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Altman Specialty Plants, LLC. in GIDDINGS, Texas
Employer Altman Specialty Plants, LLC.
Address 1180 Private Road 2906, Green House #4
City, State ZIP GIDDINGS, Texas 78942
Report ID 2022097837
Event Date September 2, 2022
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) 111422
GPS Coordinates 30.24000, -96.93000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working in a greenhouse when they started to show symptoms of heat stress. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 2, 2022, a worker at Altman Specialty Plants, LLC. in GIDDINGS, Texas 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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