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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — BETHANY, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in BETHANY, OKLAHOMA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2019088488
Address 6801 NW 59th Street City, State ZIP BETHANY, OKLAHOMA 73008
Event Date August 17, 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 35.53000, -97.63000

Incident Narrative

On August 17, 2019, a mail carrier was at the last stop of his route when he became nauseated and began vomiting. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2019, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in BETHANY, OKLAHOMA 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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