# Heat syncope at United Parcel Service, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022086918` · 8/5/2022 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat syncope
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service, Inc
- **Location:** 3003 S West St, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67217
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At work, an employee was feeling fatigued and had muscle cramps. After the employee drove home from work, he experienced heat stress and passed out.

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