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U.S. Postal Service

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in MANGUM, OKLAHOMA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2019088836
Address 101 S. Pennsylvania Ave City, State ZIP MANGUM, OKLAHOMA 73554
Event Date August 26, 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 34.87000, -99.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee experienced heat-related illness while delivering mail on his route and was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2019, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in MANGUM, 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

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