# Multiple effects of heat and light at Matthews International Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018066387` · 6/27/2018 · SEARCY, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple effects of heat and light
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** Matthews International Corporation
- **Location:** 501 East Lincoln St., SEARCY, ARKANSAS, 72143
- **NAICS:** 331522
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an industrial band saw to cut sprues from bronze castings when the employee lost consciousness due to severe dehydration. The employee was hospitalized.

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