# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at International Paper Company
> OSHA SIR `2017065816` · 6/24/2017 · ROME, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat and light, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
- **Secondary source:** Dryers-paper production
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Company
- **Location:** 238 Mays Bridge Road SW, ROME, GEORGIA, 30165
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered heat stress and dizziness after operating a machine that uses heat and steam to dry out paper.

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