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United States Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — DALLAS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United States Postal Service in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer United States Postal Service Report ID 2015085468
Address 1502 East Kiest Blvd. City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75216
Event Date August 5, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.70000, -96.80000

Incident Narrative

An employee carrying mail was hospitalized with heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2015, a worker at United States Postal Service in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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