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Forest Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat stroke — ROSEBURG, OREGON

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Forest Service in ROSEBURG, OREGON
Employer Forest Service Report ID 2016043282
Address 2691 NE Diamond Lake Blvd. City, State ZIP ROSEBURG, OREGON 97471
Event Date April 19, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat stroke Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 924120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.21000, -123.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee on a PT run with the Hotshot Firefighters (elite crew) collapsed on 4/19/2016 at 5:00PM and was hospitalized for heat stroke.

Incident Summary

On April 19, 2016, a worker at Forest Service in ROSEBURG, OREGON suffered heat stroke to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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