United States Postal Service
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
| Employer | United States Postal Service | Report ID | 2021086830 |
| Address | 1915 Washington Ave. | City, State ZIP | EVANSVILLE, INDIANA 47714 |
| Event Date | August 12, 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 | 37.96000, -87.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was driving a delivery truck and walking while performing a city delivery route when they began to experience heat-related dehydration.
Incident Summary
On August 12, 2021, a worker at United States Postal Service in EVANSVILLE, INDIANA 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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