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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2017077223
Address 747 Crosstimbers City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77022
Event Date July 29, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # 1277903
GPS Coordinates 29.82000, -95.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering mail and became dizzy and sweaty. The employee was hospitalized for a dehydration related injury.

Incident Summary

On July 29, 2017, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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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