# Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021086830` · 8/12/2021 · EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 1915 Washington Ave., EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, 47714
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was driving a delivery truck and walking while performing a city delivery route when they began to experience heat-related dehydration.

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