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US Postal Serivce

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — RIVERTON, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at US Postal Serivce in RIVERTON, NEW JERSEY
Employer US Postal Serivce Report ID 2020076324
Address 2496 Rt 130 N City, State ZIP RIVERTON, NEW JERSEY 08077
Event Date July 8, 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 40.00000, -74.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering mail when he became ill, suffering from dizziness and vision problems. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 8, 2020, a worker at US Postal Serivce in RIVERTON, NEW JERSEY 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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