HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Brickman Group, LLC
Exposure to environmental heat · Heat exhaustion, prostration
Final narrative
The injured employee had been performing landscaping services at a cemetery the day of the injury (6:00am - 3:3pm). Throughout the day, he was complaining of leg cramps. After returning to the yard, the employee was leaving (walking) the yard and collapsed. A passer by came to his attention and the employee asked for them to call 911. Emergency medical services responded and brought the employee to the hospital.
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