# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2016076676` · 7/22/2016 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat and light, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 5016 Capital Ave, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68132
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After delivering mail on a walking route in extreme heat, an employee became ill and began throwing up. He was hospitalized for heat stress.

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