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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 2022097918
Address 4611 NE 4th Ave City, State ZIP OCALA, FLORIDA 34479
Event Date September 6, 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 # —
GPS Coordinates 29.23000, -82.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee developed heat exhaustion while working on a residential reroofing job. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 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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