# Heat exhaustion, prostration at TENNECO
> OSHA SIR `2016076718` · 7/24/2016 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat exhaustion, prostration
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** TENNECO
- **Location:** 1529 Vernon Street, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64116
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee experienced heat exhaustion/heat stress while performing welding activities in an enclosed area in a 97-degree environment. The employee was hospitalized.

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