# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at VALERO REFINERY-ST.CHARLES PLANT
> OSHA SIR `2020054755` · 5/21/2020 · NORCO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat and light, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** VALERO REFINERY-ST.CHARLES PLANT
- **Location:** 14902 RIVER RD, NORCO, LOUISIANA, 70079
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After performing general maintenance around a plant, an employee started experiencing muscle spasms and was hospitalized for a possible heat stress injury.

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