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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — NEW KENSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in NEW KENSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2018087964
Address 501 11th Street City, State ZIP NEW KENSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA 15068
Event Date August 4, 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 40.56000, -79.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2018, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in NEW KENSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA 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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