# Effects of heat  unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024065367` · 6/17/2024 · DES PERES, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of heat  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat  outdoor
- **Source:** Heat environmental
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1015 Grupp Road, DES PERES, MISSOURI, 63131
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering packages when they became ill due to heat. The employee was hospitalized.

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