United States Postal Service
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — HALTOM CITY, TEXAS
| Employer | United States Postal Service | Report ID | 2020088178 |
| Address | 5709 Broadway Ave | City, State ZIP | HALTOM CITY, TEXAS 76117 |
| Event Date | August 28, 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 | 32.80000, -97.26000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On August 28, 2020, at 4:15 p.m., a United States Postal Service employee was on his route when he started to feel dizzy and lightheaded. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
Incident Summary
On August 28, 2020, a worker at United States Postal Service in HALTOM CITY, TEXAS 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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