# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at Veterans Health Administration  SORCC
> OSHA SIR `2016087825` · 8/20/2016 · WHITE CITY, 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:** Veterans Health Administration  SORCC
- **Location:** 8495 CRATER LAKE HIGHWAY, WHITE CITY, OREGON, 97503
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was working the serving line in the kitchen. The AC went out and the temperature rose to 87  F. The employee felt hot and went into the freezer to rest and cool down. She was found unconscious at 6:20 p.m., on 8/20/2016, due to dehydration.

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