# Effects of heat  n.e.c. at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024076484` · 7/17/2024 · WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
## 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:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1801 Reddy Road, WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA, 22191
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A postal employee felt weak and experienced blurred vision after completing their mail route. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.

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