Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Customs and Border Protection-U.S. Border Patrol, 26 McGregor Range Rd., FORT BLISS, TEXAS 79906
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was participating in a training exercise when he became ill, requiring hospitalization for dehydration.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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