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Federal Bureau of Prisons-U.S. Penitentiary

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — TUCSON, ARIZONA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Federal Bureau of Prisons-U.S. Penitentiary in TUCSON, ARIZONA
Employer Federal Bureau of Prisons-U.S. Penitentiary Report ID 2019066122
Address 9300 S Wilmont Rd City, State ZIP TUCSON, ARIZONA 85756
Event Date June 18, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 922140 Inspection # 1413605
GPS Coordinates 32.08000, -110.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing short training (bending, squatting, hiding behind barricades) exercises at a firing range when he developed muscle cramps and tingling in his legs. He was hospitalized for a heat related illness.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2019, a worker at Federal Bureau of Prisons-U.S. Penitentiary in TUCSON, ARIZONA suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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