# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016088012` · 8/25/2016 · MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
## 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:** 1238 Tunica St., MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, 38108
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was on the street delivering mail when she reported numbness in her hands due to heat-related illness.

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