# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at Vitro Architectural Glass
> OSHA SIR `2022065311` · 6/18/2022 · WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
## 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
- **Secondary source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Vitro Architectural Glass
- **Location:** 7400 Central East Frwy, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 76305
- **NAICS:** 327211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing out a water pad near a furnace operating at 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. He was wearing the maximum level of heat-protective equipment due to the proximity of the furnace. After changing the water pad and going to his locker to change, he developed muscle cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness.

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