# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at Republic Waste Services of Texas Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `2015075101` · 7/27/2015 · ROCKWALL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Waste Services of Texas Ltd.
- **Location:** Meandering Way and Shores Boulevard, ROCKWALL, TEXAS, 75087
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading trash into the back of a truck. He began to feel cramps and was dehydrated. He was placed in an air conditioned van and given fluids, and was hospitalized when his condition worsened.

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