# Heat syncope at Pride Industries
> OSHA SIR `2018065503` · 6/5/2018 · FORT POLK, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat syncope
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** Pride Industries
- **Location:** 2271 Louisiana Ave., FORT POLK, LOUISIANA, 71459
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee lost consciousness and fell to the concrete pavement while blowing grass off of the concrete with a grass blower. The incident may be heat-related.

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