# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2018076605` · 7/2/2018 · BURKE, 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:** 9501 Burke Rd, BURKE, VIRGINIA, 22015
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee experienced leg cramps and dehydration while delivering mail, requiring hospitalization for heat-related illness.

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