# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at Foltz Welding, Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `2017077020` · 7/26/2017 · VERNON, ILLINOIS
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Foltz Welding, Ltd.
- **Location:** Farthing Rd, VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62892
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been assisting with a pipe weld. During clean-up operations, he began experiencing muscle cramps and shortness of breath. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness.

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