# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2016075926` · 7/1/2016 · CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA
## 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:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 1425 N BATTLEFIELD BOULEVARD, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA, 23320
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On 7/1/16, at approximately 2:30 PM, an employee experienced shortness of breath while delivering mail, requiring hospitalization for dehydration.

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