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United States Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United States Postal Service in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer United States Postal Service Report ID 2017076415
Address 2600 8th Ave City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76110
Event Date July 12, 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 # —
GPS Coordinates 32.71000, -97.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee experienced heat-related illness after delivering mail. He became dizzy and felt faint, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2017, a worker at United States Postal Service in FORT WORTH, TEXAS 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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