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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — EVANSTON, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2016087890
Address 1101 N. Davis St. City, State ZIP EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201
Event Date August 22, 2016 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 42.04000, -87.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee complained of feeling faint while working at the customer service window of the post office. The air conditioning was not working all day. The employee was hospitalized due to heat illness.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2016, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 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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