# Heat stroke, syncope at Virginia international Terminals, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024076040` · 7/5/2024 · PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat stroke, syncope
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat  outdoor
- **Source:** Heat environmental
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Virginia international Terminals, LLC
- **Location:** 1000 Virginia International Gateway Blvd, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23703
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was working underneath a ship-to-shore crane removing container pins. The employee fainted and was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

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