# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020077014` · 7/25/2020 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## 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:** 2510 South Elizabeth St., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67217
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee had just completed a postal route and upon returning to the post office began displaying symptoms of heat-related illness. The employee was hospitalized.

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