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USPS

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at USPS in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
Employer USPS Report ID 2016065545
Address 1919 W BENNETT City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65807
Event Date June 22, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # 1160661
GPS Coordinates 37.19000, -93.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee felt ill at work while delivering mail on a walking/driving route. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On June 22, 2016, a worker at USPS in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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