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United States Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United States Postal Service in FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS
Employer United States Postal Service Report ID 2018065583
Address 13904 Josey Lane City, State ZIP FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS 75244
Event Date June 7, 2018 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 # 1321937
GPS Coordinates 32.93000, -96.88000

Incident Narrative

The employee had just completed their route and began experiencing symptoms of heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On June 7, 2018, a worker at United States Postal Service in FARMERS BRANCH, 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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