# Multiple effects of heat and light at The Home Depot
> OSHA SIR `2015096481` · 9/5/2015 · HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, OHIO
## 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:** The Home Depot
- **Location:** 6199 Wilson Mills Road, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, OHIO, 44143
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about September 5, 2015, an employee in the garden department was assisting a customer when he began to feel unwell and passed out.  The employee fell to the floor, striking his head.  He was hospitalized overnight for heat exhaustion and dehydration.

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