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U.S. Postal Service

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in LIBERTY, TEXAS
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2019066015
Address 1515 Sam Houston Street City, State ZIP LIBERTY, TEXAS 77575
Event Date June 14, 2019 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 30.05000, -94.80000

Incident Narrative

After delivering mail on a rural route, an employee experienced an aggravated heartbeat due to heat stress, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2019, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in LIBERTY, 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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