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Accident: 202554663 - Firefighter Or Paramedic Gets Heat Stroke During Training
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 315528786 | 07/26/2012 | 9224 | Garden Grove Fire Department |
On July 6, 2012, Employee #1 was working as a paramedic for a city fire department. He was also described, in the occupation line, as a supervisor of firefighters. Employee #1 was not a contract employee. On that sunny, clear 76-degree Fahrenheit (24-degree Celsius) day, the employer was conducting the truck operation evaluation exercises of its first year employees at a county training facility. During the course of the exercises, Employee #1 became disoriented. He was immediately pulled from the exercise, medically evaluated, and transported to the hospital. There it was determined that Employee #1 was experiencing heat stroke. The incident was reported to the Division that same day.
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 315528786 | Hospitalized injury | Heat Exhaustion | Supervisors, firefighting & fire prevention occupa |