# Effects of heat  n.e.c. at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024065702` · 6/25/2024 · MALVERN, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat  n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat  outdoor
- **Source:** Heat environmental
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 715 Martin Luther King Blvd, MALVERN, ARKANSAS, 72104
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 25, 2024, an employee was performing normal duties as a city route mail carrier and began to feel ill. The employee was hospitalized for kidney failure due to heat.

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