Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nash Plumbing and Mechanical LLC, 3494 North US Highway 301, WILDWOOD, FLORIDA 34785
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was installing a control box outside in the shade and started feeling lightheaded. The employee later passed out. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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