# Multiple effects of heat and light at United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
> OSHA SIR `2021076363` · 7/31/2021 · ELK CITY, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple effects of heat and light
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
- **Location:** Dixie Fire, ELK CITY, IDAHO, 83525
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working the suppression operation lines while fighting a wildfire on rugged terrain when they experienced possible heat stress and dehydration and lost consciousness.

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