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Bureau of Indian Affairs

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bureau of Indian Affairs in RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO
Employer Bureau of Indian Affairs Report ID 2018054648
Address Mezcalero City, State ZIP RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO 88355
Event Date May 14, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Secondary Source Recreation and athletic equipment, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 611110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.33000, -105.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee was taking a work capacity test that required the employee to walk 3 miles on flat terrain with a 45-pound vest in 46 minutes or less. At the end of the test, the employee experienced cramps and then lost consciousness, requiring hospitalization for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On May 14, 2018, a worker at Bureau of Indian Affairs in RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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