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U.S. Forest Service

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Forest Service in PRESCOTT, ARIZONA
Employer U.S. Forest Service Report ID 2019077653
Address forest City, State ZIP PRESCOTT, ARIZONA 86304
Event Date July 26, 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) 115310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.63000, -112.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a plane returning from fighting a forest fire in Arizona when the employee became ill due to heat and dehydration. The employee was hospitalized with a muscle injury.

Incident Summary

On July 26, 2019, a worker at U.S. Forest Service in PRESCOTT, 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.

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