# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016087890` · 8/22/2016 · EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
## 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:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1101 N. Davis St., EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60201
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee complained of feeling faint while working at the customer service window of the post office. The air conditioning was not working all day. The employee was hospitalized due to heat illness.

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