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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2018088154
Address 7707 Merrill Rd, And various delivery routes City, State ZIP JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32277
Event Date August 9, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # 1338125
GPS Coordinates 30.35000, -81.56000

Incident Narrative

On August 9, 2018, at approximately 4:00 p.m., a temporary employee suffered from heat stress, dehydration, and heat exhaustion while delivering mail on a foot loop. He became incapacitated and required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2018, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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