Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131898.015 - Employee suffers heat-related illness while containing fire

Accident Summary Nr: 131898.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/26/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490472.015	08/28/2020		922160	Ca Forestry & Fire Protection

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on August 26, 2020, an employee was working on a fire suppression line. The employee had been working on containing a fire for about one hour, when he attempted to go up a small hill to another location and became exhausted and weak. The employee suffered a heat-related illness and dehydration. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Dehydration, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat-related illness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1490472.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Firefighting occupations

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