# Effects of heat  unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024076919` · 7/30/2024 · EL PASO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat  outdoor
- **Source:** Heat environmental
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 8401 Boeing Dr, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79910
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 30, 2024, an employee was delivering mail when they became overheated. The employee was hospitalized for heat illness.

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