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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2017065384
Address 2875 Laffaette Road City, State ZIP PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03801
Event Date June 13, 2017 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 # 1240274
GPS Coordinates 43.02000, -70.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering mail and packages weighing up to 40 lbs. on a route that involved walking and driving when he began to feel the effects of heat stress. The employee was hospitalized for a cardiac event and heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2017, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE 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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