# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at United States Postal Service - CYPRESS
> OSHA SIR `2023087544` · 8/17/2023 · CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA
## 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:** United States Postal Service - CYPRESS
- **Location:** 5762 Lincoln Avenue, CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA, 90630
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On August 17, 2023, a mail carrier was waiting near a customer's door during a package delivery when they began to experience back pain. The employee stumbled backward and fell onto the driveway. They were hospitalized with dehydration and kidney symptoms related to heat illness.

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