# Effects of heat and light, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service Kenova
> OSHA SIR `2017054471` · 5/17/2017 · KENOVA, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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:** U.S. Postal Service Kenova
- **Location:** Kenoval Post Office, KENOVA, WEST VIRGINIA, 25530
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 17, 2017, an employee experienced a heat-related illness in the afternoon hours while delivering mail, requiring hospitalization.

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