# Heat exhaustion, prostration at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018099640` · 9/18/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Heat exhaustion, prostration
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 3030 West Fuqua, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77045
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered severe cramping after completing a mail route. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

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