# Heat syncope at Whitlow Electric Service Company Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022065361` · 6/20/2022 · ELBERTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat syncope
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** Whitlow Electric Service Company Inc.
- **Location:** 340 West Railroad Street, ELBERTON, GEORGIA, 30635
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hydrating in the break room after performing outside work. As the employee left the break room, he fell backward due to dehydration and hit his head, resulting in a concussion.

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