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United States Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United States Postal Service in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
Employer United States Postal Service Report ID 2019088537
Address 7401 Colonel Glenn City, State ZIP LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72204
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 34.71000, -92.35000

Incident Narrative

After delivering mail, an employee stopped sweating and became dizzy. He was hospitalized with a heat illness.

Incident Summary

On August 19, 2019, a worker at United States Postal Service in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 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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