# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at Pegasus Link Constructors JV
> OSHA SIR `2022076262` · 7/18/2022 · DALLAS, 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Pegasus Link Constructors JV
- **Location:** 160 Continental Ave, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75207
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had worked a shift with a work crew on a highway reconstruction project. During the shift, the employees took turns operating a chipping hammer for 10-20 minutes at a time. The employee also used a shovel to remove debris from the area. Toward the end of the shift, the employee experienced symptoms of heat-related illness and was hospitalized.

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