23-year-old landscaper worker dies from heat exposure near Poplar Bluff

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo.-- A 23-year old landscaping employee working on the ground, flagging traffic, chipping limbs, and stacking brush, during tree trimming operations near Poplar Bluff became overheated around 4:30 p.m. Friday, when the heat index reached about 110 degrees. The employee had been in the heat since his shift started around 7 a.m. He was hospitalized with a core temperature above 108 degrees and died on Saturday, according to a news release from Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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