# Multiple effects of heat and light at Wheelabrator South Broward
> OSHA SIR `2019066353` · 6/24/2019 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
## 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:** Wheelabrator South Broward
- **Location:** 4400 South State Road 7, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33314
- **NAICS:** 541618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee (an assistant utility operator)was  removing ash build-up and cleaning at the Metals Recovery Systems (MRS) building in high ambient temperatures. The MRS building houses an incinerator and it is made completely of metal materials. The employee experienced heat exhaustion and was hospitalized for severe dehydration.

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