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United Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — FORT MYERS, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United Postal Service in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
Employer United Postal Service Report ID 2022065275
Address 2901 Cargo Street City, State ZIP FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33916
Event Date June 17, 2022 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) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.61000, -81.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making deliveries in a residential area when he felt ill due to dehydration. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2022, a worker at United Postal Service in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 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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