# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at Republic Services
> OSHA SIR `2017098531` · 9/5/2017 · BEAUMONT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat and light, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services
- **Location:** Highway 347, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77705
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After emptying trash containers on a rear-load truck, an employee experienced cramping and was hospitalized for heat stress.

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