RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN—
Ahlstrom-Munksjo
Exposure to environmental heat · Heat syncope
Final narrative
An employee was at his locker, gathering his equipment when he began feeling ill. The employee went into the cooling room to sit for approximately 20 minutes. The employee left the cooling room to report to his supervisor that he was feeling unwell. While his supervisor was talking to him, the employee collapsed in the supervisor's office and was unresponsive. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress.
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