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USFS Deschutes National Forest - Miller Work Center

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — BEND, OREGON

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at USFS Deschutes National Forest - Miller Work Center in BEND, OREGON
Employer USFS Deschutes National Forest - Miller Work Center Report ID 2022075992
Address Miller Work Center, 80 SE Miller Ave City, State ZIP BEND, OREGON 97702
Event Date July 10, 2022 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) 924120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.04000, -121.30000

Incident Narrative

During physical training, an employee believed she had tweaked her back but did not experience serious discomfort. The employee and her crew went on fire patrol and her symptoms began to worsen. Following her shift, the employee was hospitalized with a heat-related muscular injury.

Incident Summary

On July 10, 2022, a worker at USFS Deschutes National Forest - Miller Work Center in BEND, OREGON 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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