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US. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at US. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY in EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA
Employer US. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY Report ID 2019077138
Address 1919 FRIENDSHIP DR, Suite B City, State ZIP EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA 92020
Event Date July 15, 2019 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) 928110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.82000, -116.97000

Incident Narrative

Two employees patrolling the U.S. border suffered from dehydration. One employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 15, 2019, a worker at US. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY in EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA 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.

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