# Heat exhaustion, fatigue at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2024098573` · 9/14/2024 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat exhaustion, fatigue
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat  outdoor
- **Source:** Heat environmental
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** Trailcrest and Golden Trophy Rd, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75232
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on his mail route when he began to feel dizzy and experienced muscle cramps. The employee suffered heat-related illness.

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