# Heat stroke at KANSAS SMITH FARMS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020088166` · 8/27/2020 · PLAINS, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat stroke
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** KANSAS SMITH FARMS, LLC
- **Location:** 23179 5TH RD, PLAINS, KANSAS, 67869
- **NAICS:** 112210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading livestock into a cattle hauler when he began experiencing symptoms such as dizziness and lightheadedness. The employee took a break to hydrate and returned to work when he felt better. Later that night the employee went to the hospital with heat stroke.

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