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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat stroke — SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Employer U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Report ID 2015086128
Address 6890 S 2300 E City, State ZIP SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84121
Event Date August 25, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat stroke Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.62000, -111.82000

Incident Narrative

On August 25, 2015 an employee was admitted to the hospital due to heat stroke.

Incident Summary

On August 25, 2015, a worker at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH suffered heat stroke 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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