# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at Forest Service - Rogue/Siskiyou
> OSHA SIR `2016053689` · 5/2/2016 · MERLIN, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** Forest Service - Rogue/Siskiyou
- **Location:** Merlin Fire Center, MERLIN, OREGON, 97532
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was hospitalized for dehydration and other injuries due to physical training in preparation for fire season. Heat may have contributed to the injury.

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