Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Weber Environmental Services, Inc., 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33805
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was doing lawn care work when, suffering from heat stress, he began vomiting and suffered cramping in his feet.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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