Estate Landscaping and Lawn Management, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — FORT MYERS, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Estate Landscaping and Lawn Management, LLC in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
Employer Estate Landscaping and Lawn Management, LLC Report ID 2023098191
Address 7587 Sica Deer Way City, State ZIP FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33966
Event Date September 6, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 26.57000, -81.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was doing landscaping activities; planting a tree in a community. The employee started feeling ill and was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2023, a worker at Estate Landscaping and Lawn Management, LLC in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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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