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U.S. Postal Service

Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 20191212400
Address 5101 Long Beach Blvd City, State ZIP LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90805
Event Date December 2, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified Source of Injury Person-injured or ill worker, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.84000, -118.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering mail on his route when he felt chest pain. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 2, 2019, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified, with person-injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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