Water Works Plumbing Corp.
Exposure to environmental heat indoor — Heat exhaustion, fatigue — CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA
| Employer | Water Works Plumbing Corp. | Report ID | 2024087016 |
| Address | 5326 Bayside Ct | City, State ZIP | CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA 33904 |
| Event Date | August 1, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat exhaustion, fatigue | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat indoor | Source of Injury | Heat environmental |
| Secondary Source | Crawl spaces | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 | Inspection # | 1767107 |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.54000, -81.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was re-piping in an attic. When he left the attic he began convulsing due to heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 1, 2024, a worker at Water Works Plumbing Corp. in CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA suffered heat exhaustion, fatigue to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat indoor, with heat environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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