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USPS

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at USPS in KATY, TEXAS
Employer USPS Report ID 2018077738
Address 20180 Park Row City, State ZIP KATY, TEXAS 77449
Event Date July 30, 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 # —
GPS Coordinates 29.79000, -95.72000

Incident Narrative

After finishing a delivery, an employee began experiencing dizziness, shortness of breath, sweating, and a racing heart, possibly heat-related.

Incident Summary

On July 30, 2018, a worker at USPS in KATY, 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

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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