# Multiple effects of heat and light at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2023075965` · 7/6/2023 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple effects of heat and light
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 634 W. EXCHANGE STREET, AKRON, OHIO, 44302
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail when they became dehydrated and overheated. The employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.

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