Post Office
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — MIDDLETOWN, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Post Office | Report ID | 2021065331 |
| Address | 1601 State Route 35 | City, State ZIP | MIDDLETOWN, NEW JERSEY 07748 |
| 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 | 40.40000, -74.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering mail and suffered heat stress.
Incident Summary
On June 30, 2021, a worker at Post Office in MIDDLETOWN, 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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