Brightview Landscape Services

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brightview Landscape Services in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Brightview Landscape Services Report ID 2023076628
Address 2702 N Sedona Lakes Dr City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058
Event Date July 24, 2023 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) 561730 Inspection # 1687482
GPS Coordinates 29.57000, -95.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was edging turf when they became ill due to heat. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2023, a worker at Brightview Landscape Services in HOUSTON, 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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