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U.S. Postal Service - Brooklyn Center Branch

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service - Brooklyn Center Branch in MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Employer U.S. Postal Service - Brooklyn Center Branch Report ID 2018055163
Address 6848 Lee Ave N City, State ZIP MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55429
Event Date May 26, 2018 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 # —
GPS Coordinates 45.07000, -93.33000

Incident Narrative

At 2:00 p.m. on May 26, 2018, a city mail carrier began vomiting after completing a route. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On May 26, 2018, a worker at U.S. Postal Service - Brooklyn Center Branch in MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 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

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