# Heat syncope at Miller Pipeline LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022065295` · 6/17/2022 · MOUNTAIN BROOK, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat syncope
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** Miller Pipeline LLC
- **Location:** 311 Overspace Brook Road, MOUNTAIN BROOK, ALABAMA, 35223
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Through the morning hours an employee was operating a hydro-excavator to spot utilities. The employee later took a break under a tree and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized with heat exhaustion and dehydration.

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