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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat stroke — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2020076807
Address 1919 West Benette Street City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65807
Event Date July 20, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat stroke Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.19000, -93.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering mail and suffered heat stroke.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2020, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered heat stroke 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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