# Effects of heat  n.e.c. at VCA Kirkwood Animal Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2024087174` · 8/6/2024 · NEWARK, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat  n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat  outdoor
- **Source:** Heat environmental
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** VCA Kirkwood Animal Hospital
- **Location:** 1501 Capitol Trail, NEWARK, DELAWARE, 19711
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 6, 2024, an employee was performing landscaping duties when he began to feel ill. He was hospitalized for dehydration due to working in the heat.

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