Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202675443 - Employee Suffers Dehydration While Fighting Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 202675443 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/26/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316524149	09/25/2013	9224	922160	Ca Forestry & Fire Protection

Abstract: On July 26, 2013, with temperatures over 100 degrees Faeenheit, Employee #1, an inmate fire fighter, was fighting a vegetation fire. Although he drank the specified amount of water and had additional water with him, he perspired heavily and became dehydrated suffering muscles cramped. The employee reported the symptoms and was immediately moved to a shaded area to cool down and drink water under paramedic supervision. The employee's condition deteriorated and he was taken by ambulance to an area hospital, where he was treated for related medical conditions. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, HEAT, FIRE, HEAT STROKE, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316524149			Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Firefighting occupations

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