# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at Great Southern Wood Preserving
> OSHA SIR `2023087584` · 8/18/2023 · MANSURA, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Great Southern Wood Preserving
- **Location:** 334 Elderwood Rd,, MANSURA, LOUISIANA, 71350
- **NAICS:** 321114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 18, 2023, an employee had been adding tags to lumber using a staple gun. The employee began to feel dizzy and was hospitalized due to heat stress.

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