# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2022098259` · 9/19/2022 · SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 580 Columbus Street, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, 32084
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 19, 2022, an employee had been delivering mail and was having difficulty holding down water and was feeling overheated. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.

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