# Multiple effects of heat and light at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018088154` · 8/9/2018 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple effects of heat and light
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 7707 Merrill Rd, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32277
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 9, 2018, at approximately 4:00 p.m., a temporary employee suffered from heat stress, dehydration, and heat exhaustion while delivering mail on a foot loop. He became incapacitated and required hospitalization.

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