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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — LAKELAND, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2015085929
Address 210 N Missouri Ave. City, State ZIP LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33815
Event Date August 19, 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 28.04000, -81.95000

Incident Narrative

After performing mail carrier tasks, an employee suffered from heat stress/exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 19, 2015, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in LAKELAND, FLORIDA 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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