# Heat exhaustion, prostration at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2019065930` · 6/12/2019 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat exhaustion, prostration
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 11251 Rancho Carmel Drive, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92199
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On June 12, 2019, an employee delivering mail for approximately 4 to 5 hours experienced heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.

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