# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at Arco Excavation and Paving, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087337` · 8/11/2023 · FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Arco Excavation and Paving, Inc.
- **Location:** The Retreat at Fayetteville, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72701
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew had been laying asphalt and were taking a cool-down break while waiting for the next truck to arrive. An employee fell to the ground due to heat illness.

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