U.S. Postal Service
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service | Report ID | 2019088525 |
| Address | 5731 Mount Pleasant Lane | City, State ZIP | BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS 62223 |
| Event Date | August 19, 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 | 38.55000, -90.02000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working an overtime postal route when a second employee found the employee with symptoms of heat stress. The first employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 19, 2019, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS 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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