Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118780.015 - Employee incurs heat illness during fire fighter training

Accident Summary Nr: 118780.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1421728.015	08/08/2019		922160	Ca Dept Of Forestry & Fire Protection

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on January 25, 2019, an employee who was a seasonal State employee was working at a fire fighter training facility engaged in training drills. The employee was going through basic training when he began experiencing fatigue during drills. At the time, the employee had been laying and throwing ladders while in full gear. A coworker (Fire Captain) who was his supervisor took the employee to the emergency room for treatment. The employee was hospitalized as a result of an unspecified heat illness.

Keywords: Dehydration, Drill, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Gear, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Illness, Inexperience, Ladder, Overheated, PPE, Seasonal Work, Training, Water, Weather

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1421728.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Firefighting occupations

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