# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023098201` · 9/6/2023 · ARLINGTON, TEXAS
## 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
- **Location:** 300 East South Street, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76004
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was finishing his route for the day when he began to feel ill and experienced cramping. The employee was hospitalized for depleted electrolytes.

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