U.S. Postal Service
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — BLACKWOOD, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service | Report ID | 2021065061 |
| Address | 200 Davistown Road | City, State ZIP | BLACKWOOD, NEW JERSEY 08012 |
| Event Date | June 21, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat | Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.78000, -75.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering mail on a walking route when they began to feel ill and were hospitalized for dehydration.
Incident Summary
On June 21, 2021, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in BLACKWOOD, NEW JERSEY suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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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