# Heat stroke, syncope at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024065804` · 6/28/2024 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat stroke, syncope
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat  outdoor
- **Source:** Heat environmental
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 4300 S. Adams, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76115
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While bending over to deliver a package, a mail carrier passed out due to heat. The employee was hospitalized with injury due to heat and dehydration.

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