Exposure to environmental heat · Heat exhaustion, prostration
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at O'DONNELL, NACCARATO, MIGNOGNA & JACKSON, INC. , 330 3rd Street, SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33709
on — Heat exhaustion, prostration, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
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