# Hypothermia at A Pineywoods Home Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032102` · 3/9/2016 · ATHENS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Hypothermia
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental cold
- **Source:** Cold-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** A Pineywoods Home Services, Inc.
- **Location:** VZ CR 4206, ATHENS, TEXAS, 75752
- **NAICS:** 621610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While driving to a patient's house during a storm, an employee exited their car and was swept away by rushing creek water. The employee suffered hypothermia from the cold water.

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