# Heat stroke, syncope at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024087096` · 8/5/2024 · HODGENVILLE, KENTUCKY
## 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:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 102 South Walters Avenue, HODGENVILLE, KENTUCKY, 42748
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On August 5, 2024, employee had been delivering mail and sustained heat stroke.

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