U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — PHOENIX, ARIZONA
| Employer | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Report ID | 2020065843 |
| Address | 1441 E. Buckeye, Suite #202 | City, State ZIP | PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85034 |
| Event Date | June 23, 2020 | 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 | 33.43000, -112.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was hospitalized due to a heat-related injury.
Incident Summary
On June 23, 2020, a worker at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in PHOENIX, ARIZONA 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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