# Heat exhaustion, prostration at VANCE BROTHERS INC
> OSHA SIR `2023076136` · 7/11/2023 · LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat exhaustion, prostration
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** VANCE BROTHERS INC
- **Location:** 123 Northwood Drive, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, 70501
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a crack cleaning machine equipped with a wire brush to remove grass and debris from cracks in the roadway. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion after experiencing muscle cramps.

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