# Heat exhaustion, fatigue at Tropical Shipping USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2025065812` · 6/18/2025 · RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat exhaustion, fatigue
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure incident onboard water vehicle in normal operation
- **Source:** Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner
- **Secondary source:** Septic or water tank interiors
## Employer
- **Name:** Tropical Shipping USA, LLC
- **Location:** 5 East 11th St, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33404
- **NAICS:** 488310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting welding repairs inside a ballast water tank on a docked ship. The employee began to experience signs of heat exhaustion, resulting in hospitalization.

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