U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - Pine Street
Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified — Myocardial infarction (heart attack) — MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA
| Employer | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - Pine Street | Report ID | 20171212043 |
| Address | 1070 La Avenida Ave | City, State ZIP | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94043 |
| Event Date | December 19, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified | Source of Injury | Person-injured or ill worker, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.41000, -122.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering mail on his route and reported chest pains and breathing difficulty. He was hospitalized for a heart attack.
Incident Summary
On December 19, 2017, a worker at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - Pine Street in MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA suffered myocardial infarction (heart attack) to the body systems. The incident was classified as overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified, with person-injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 77 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified injuries.
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