# Heat exhaustion, prostration at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020087249` · 8/1/2020 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat exhaustion, prostration
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 1440 West Edgewood Ave., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32208
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 1, 2020, an employee was delivering mail when he developed heat exhaustion, suffering from muscle cramps and difficulty walking. He was hospitalized.

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