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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2021065325
Address 6005 Barnaby St NW City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20015
Event Date June 30, 2021 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 38.97000, -77.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been delivering mail and was hospitalized for heat stress.

Incident Summary

On June 30, 2021, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 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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