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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2019066564
Address 6500 Air Cargo Road City, State ZIP OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73119
Event Date June 29, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.39000, -97.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee became ill due to excessive heat exposure and dehydration after delivering mail, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 29, 2019, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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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