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Multiple effects of heat and light

1 hospitalization · 2021076363 · 7/31/2021 · United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Multiple effects of heat and light

Cause

Event
Exposure to environmental heat
Source
Heat-environmental

Employer

Name
United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Location
Dixie Fire, ELK CITY, IDAHO, 83525
NAICS
115310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working the suppression operation lines while fighting a wildfire on rugged terrain when they experienced possible heat stress and dehydration and lost consciousness.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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