Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120054.015 - Employee suffers rhabdomyolysis while wildland firefighting

Accident Summary Nr: 120054.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1407378.015	06/11/2019		922160	California Department Of Forestry & Fire Protection

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on June 8, 2019, an employee, a wildland fire fighter, was carrying a hose bundle walking uphill when he began to feel a headache and weakness in his legs. The employee told his supervisor how he was feeling so the supervisor brought him to the nearest truck within 10 minutes. As the employee sat in the air conditioning he began feeling nausea and his heart rate had elevated. Paramedics began treating the employee with intravenous fluids. The employee was transported to a medical center, where he was hospitalized for heat-related Rhabdomyolysis.

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Climbing, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Fire Truck, Headache, Heart, Heat index, Heat-related illness , Nausea, Slope, Water Hose

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1407378.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Firefighting occupations

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