# Heat stroke at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
> OSHA SIR `2019079069` · 7/14/2019 · RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat stroke
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
- **Location:** China Lake - Naval Air Weapons Station, RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA, 93555
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was working with an emergency response team to restore electricity after an earthquake. The employee suffered heat stroke, then kidney failure.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*