# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS INC
> OSHA SIR `2018088332` · 8/15/2018 · EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND
## 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:** ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS INC
- **Location:** 100 Cedar Ave, EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND, 02818
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working outside on a hot, humid day when he began to feel ill. He drank some water, went into a restroom, vomited several times, and lost consciousness, hitting his head on the floor. He suffered dehydration and a head laceration that required staples.

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