# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at Republic Services
> OSHA SIR `2018099132` · 9/4/2018 · FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Republic Services
- **Location:** 1080 Airport Road, FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, 02720
- **NAICS:** 562112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered from heat stress while torch-cutting a waste disposal container outside, requiring hospitalization.

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