# Heat exhaustion, prostration at Scales Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2017077198` · 7/20/2017 · SEYMOUR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat exhaustion, prostration
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** Scales Construction Company
- **Location:** 500 Stadium Dr., SEYMOUR, TEXAS, 76380
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 20, 2017, an employee began having cramps while working. The employee went home after work and became nauseous and began vomiting. The employee was admitted to the hospital for heat exhaustion.

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