# Multiple effects of heat and light at JMS Russel Metals Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2019077238` · 7/17/2019 · BLYTHEVILLE, 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:** JMS Russel Metals Corp.
- **Location:** 5027 No. County Rd. 1015, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72315
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been sitting idle in an air conditioned 18-wheeler and then came into the office with symptoms of lightheadedness, dizziness, and slightly elevated blood pressure. The employee was hospitalized due to heat stress (dehydration, heat exhaustion).

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