# Heat exhaustion, fatigue at USDA Wildlife Services
> OSHA SIR `2024065686` · 6/25/2024 · PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat exhaustion, fatigue
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat  outdoor
- **Source:** Heat environmental
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** USDA Wildlife Services
- **Location:** Field location in Pensacola, FL, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32502
- **NAICS:** 813312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee experienced heat exhaustion and dehydration while working in a remote area to mitigate damage caused by beavers on a hot and humid day. As a result, the employee was hospitalized for a muscle injury.

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