# Multiple effects of heat and light at VISKASE CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2021064800` · 6/13/2021 · OSCEOLA, 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:** VISKASE CORP.
- **Location:** 2221 East Hwy 198, OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS, 72370
- **NAICS:** 326121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an extrusion machine when they passed out due to the heat. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and kidney failure.

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