# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at United Parcel Service
> OSHA SIR `2021076293` · 7/29/2021 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## 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:** United Parcel Service
- **Location:** 6715 S 28th St, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72908
- **NAICS:** 492210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 3:00 p.m. on July 29, 2021, an employee developed heat-related illness while driving a package delivery car. The illness caused the employee to get into an accident, and the employee was hospitalized.

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