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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2017076699
Address Liberty Street City, State ZIP PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 26101
Event Date July 19, 2017 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 # 1249372
GPS Coordinates 39.27000, -81.53000

Incident Narrative

On July 19, 2017, at approximately 2:00 p.m., an employee experienced dizziness, cramping, and nausea, during the delivery of mail on his route. The employee was hospitalized for acute kidney failure and heat exhaustion. The heat index at the time of the incident was 90 degrees.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2017, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 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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