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GT Harvesting, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — REIDSVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GT Harvesting, LLC in REIDSVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer GT Harvesting, LLC Report ID 2022097931
Address 16556 GA Hwy 23 City, State ZIP REIDSVILLE, GEORGIA 30453
Event Date September 7, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat syncope Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 111998 Inspection # 1622402
GPS Coordinates 32.02000, -82.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee developed heat stress while picking sweet potatoes and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 7, 2022, a worker at GT Harvesting, LLC in REIDSVILLE, GEORGIA suffered heat syncope 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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