# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021065279` · 6/29/2021 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## 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:** 5400 block of 7th St, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20001
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hospitalized due to possible heat related illness while performing postal carrier duties.

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