# Heat exhaustion, prostration at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020066085` · 6/30/2020 · LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat exhaustion, prostration
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 4030 South Jones Blvd., LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 89103
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

After carrying mail at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, an employee suffered heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.

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