Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2018088109
Address 4901 Governor Printz Boulevard City, State ZIP WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19809
Event Date August 8, 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 39.75000, -75.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered heat-related stress after delivering mail, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2018, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 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.

See all reports for U.S. Postal Service.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Exposure to environmental heat events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jul 20, 2016 Pope Contracting OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Hosp.
Jun 29, 2022 United Parcel Service OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Hosp.
Aug 2, 2020 U.S. Customs and Border Protection RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Hosp.
May 28, 2019 Cast-Crete USA, LLC SEFFNER, FLORIDA Effects of heat and light, unspecified Hosp.
Jul 30, 2019 A T & T SPRING, TEXAS Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Hosp.
Aug 15, 2018 Anchor Hocking MONACA, PENNSYLVANIA Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Hosp.
Jun 20, 2018 Landscapes Unlimited AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Hosp.
Aug 12, 2020 UPS STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports