# Heat exhaustion, prostration at Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Co
> OSHA SIR `2019087968` · 8/4/2019 · GARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat exhaustion, prostration
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Co
- **Location:** 2802 W. Miller Rd., GARLAND, TEXAS, 75041
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Approximately six hours into his shift, an employee was sweating profusely and came into the air-conditioned quality control lab to cool down. The employee became ill, lost consciousness, and was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

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