# Myocardial infarction, heart attack at US Forest Service
> OSHA SIR `2024087080` · 8/3/2024 · HARTVILLE, WYOMING
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heart
- **Nature of injury:** Myocardial infarction, heart attack
## Cause
- **Event:** Forest fire or wildfire
- **Source:** Trees
- **Secondary source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** US Forest Service
- **Location:** 159 Tank Track, HARTVILLE, WYOMING, 82215
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee had been assisting fire crews with an active wildfire. The employee suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized for surgery.

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