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BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, BURNS HELIBASE

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — BURNS, OREGON

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, BURNS HELIBASE in BURNS, OREGON
Employer BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, BURNS HELIBASE Report ID 2019077818
Address 33003 AIRPORT LANE City, State ZIP BURNS, OREGON 97720
Event Date July 31, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 924120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.59000, -118.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee became sick while working outdoors and was hospitalized with heat exhaustion, dehydration, and possible muscle damage.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2019, a worker at BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, BURNS HELIBASE in BURNS, OREGON suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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