# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023076434` · 7/19/2023 · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
## 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 States Postal Service
- **Location:** 2525 East Brundage Ln., BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, 93307
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee worked a shift as a postal carrier. The employee became ill due to heat and was hospitalized.

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