OSHA Injury Report: Sterling Fire Department

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What was the outcome?

Before the incident

WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING EXERCISE WEARING FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR AND SCBA FIREFIGHTER SCOTT EXPERIENCED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE. HE BECAME LETHARGIC AND WAS OVER HEATED. AFTER ONE HOUR OF REST AND REPEATED CHECKS OF HIS BP IT WAS STILL VERY HIGH.

What happened

WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING EXERCISE WEARING FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR AND SCBA FIREFIGHTER SCOTT EXPERIENCED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE. HE BECAME LETHARGIC AND WAS OVER HEATED. AFTER ONE HOUR OF REST AND REPEATED CHECKS OF HIS BP IT WAS STILL VERY HIGH.

Injury or illness

WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING EXERCISE WEARING FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR AND SCBA FIREFIGHTER [REDACTED] EXPERIENCED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE. HE BECAME LETHARGIC AND WAS OVER HEATED. AFTER ONE HOUR OF REST AND REPEATED CHECKS OF HIS BP IT WAS STILL VERY HIGH.

Object or substance involved

WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING EXERCISE WEARING FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR AND SCBA FIREFIGHTER [REDACTED] EXPERIENCED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE. HE BECAME LETHARGIC AND WAS OVER HEATED. AFTER ONE HOUR OF REST AND REPEATED CHECKS OF HIS BP IT WAS STILL VERY HIGH.

Summary line

WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING EXERCISE WEARING FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR AND SCBA FIREFIGHTER SCOTT EXPERIENCED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE. HE BECAME LETHARGIC AND WAS OVER HEATED. AFTER ONE HOUR OF REST AND REPEATED CHECKS OF HIS BP IT WAS STILL V

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.