Sterling, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Sterling Fire Department
Other illness · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an other illness at Sterling Fire Department in Sterling, IL 61081 resulted in days away from work. Employee was firefighter in ambulance and fire service combined.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Sterling Fire Department
- Parent company
- City of Sterling
- Street
- 212 Third Ave
- City
- Sterling
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61081
- On-site location
- Fire Station
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING EXERCISE WEARING FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR AND SCBA FIREFIGHTER SCOTT EXPERIENCED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE. HE BECAME LETHARGIC AND WAS OVER HEATED. AFTER ONE HOUR OF REST AND REPEATED CHECKS OF HIS BP IT WAS STILL VERY HIGH.
What happened
WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING EXERCISE WEARING FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR AND SCBA FIREFIGHTER SCOTT EXPERIENCED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE. HE BECAME LETHARGIC AND WAS OVER HEATED. AFTER ONE HOUR OF REST AND REPEATED CHECKS OF HIS BP IT WAS STILL VERY HIGH.
Injury or illness
WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING EXERCISE WEARING FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR AND SCBA FIREFIGHTER [REDACTED] EXPERIENCED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE. HE BECAME LETHARGIC AND WAS OVER HEATED. AFTER ONE HOUR OF REST AND REPEATED CHECKS OF HIS BP IT WAS STILL VERY HIGH.
Object or substance involved
WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING EXERCISE WEARING FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR AND SCBA FIREFIGHTER [REDACTED] EXPERIENCED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE. HE BECAME LETHARGIC AND WAS OVER HEATED. AFTER ONE HOUR OF REST AND REPEATED CHECKS OF HIS BP IT WAS STILL VERY HIGH.
Summary line
WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING EXERCISE WEARING FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR AND SCBA FIREFIGHTER SCOTT EXPERIENCED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE. HE BECAME LETHARGIC AND WAS OVER HEATED. AFTER ONE HOUR OF REST AND REPEATED CHECKS OF HIS BP IT WAS STILL V
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Firefighter
- SOC code
- 33-2011 — Firefighters
- NAICS code
- 922160 — Ambulance and fire service combined
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 27
- Total hours worked
- 62596
- EIN
- 366006112
- Establishment ID
- 395753
- Employer case #
- 2025-13
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 16:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 12JAN26:22:31:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.