Exposure to environmental heat unspecified · Heat exhaustion, fatigue
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Federal Bureau of Investigation, Brookdale Park Track, BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07003
on — Heat exhaustion, fatigue, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was running during a fitness test and experienced heat illness, chest pains, and felt faint. The employee sustained heat exhaustion.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Heat environmental
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