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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
Address 3505 Silverside Road, Talleyville Post Office
City, State ZIP WILMINGTON, Delaware 19803
Report ID 2019077442
Event Date July 21, 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
GPS Coordinates 39.80000, -75.54000

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Incident Narrative

On 7/21/2019, an employee returned early from their delivery route and felt tired. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On July 21, 2019, 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.

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