# Heat syncope at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2019099204` · 9/5/2019 · PHOENIX, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat syncope
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 4415 N Maryvale Pkwy, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, 85031
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee stopped at a restaurant after completing his mail route. He started cramping and passed out. The employee was hospitalized for a heat-related injury.

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