Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

U.S. Forest Service-Tonto National Forest

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — PAYSON, ARIZONA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Forest Service-Tonto National Forest in PAYSON, ARIZONA
Employer U.S. Forest Service-Tonto National Forest Report ID 2017065380
Address 1009 East Hwy 260 City, State ZIP PAYSON, ARIZONA 85541
Event Date June 13, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 115310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.24000, -111.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hiking to fight a forest fire when he developed muscle cramps, dizziness, and weakness due to the extreme heat.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2017, a worker at U.S. Forest Service-Tonto National Forest in PAYSON, ARIZONA suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

See all reports for U.S. Forest Service-Tonto National Forest.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Exposure to environmental heat events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Sep 14, 2019 Crestview RV Superstore SELMA, TEXAS Heat stroke Hosp.
Jul 19, 2016 HOOD INDUSTRIES, INC. BEAUMONT, MISSISSIPPI Multiple effects of heat and light Hosp.
Aug 22, 2017 The Toronto Blue Jays Baseball DUNEDIN, FLORIDA Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Hosp.
Jul 8, 2015 Flambeau, Inc. MADISON, GEORGIA Effects of heat and light, unspecified Hosp.
Sep 19, 2016 Atlas Asphalt, Inc. BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Hosp.
Jun 3, 2020 Black Belt Community Foundation LINDEN, ALABAMA Effects of heat and light, unspecified Hosp.
Jun 4, 2020 CLS Insulation ARLINGTON, TEXAS Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Hosp.
Jun 30, 2019 U.S. Postal Service SHIVELY, KENTUCKY Multiple effects of heat and light Hosp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports