# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2016087592` · 8/13/2016 · WANTAGH, NEW YORK
## 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:** USPS
- **Location:** 1250 Wantagh Ave, WANTAGH, NEW YORK, 11793
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee became ill due to heat-related illness while delivering mail, requiring hospitalization.

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