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U. S. Postal Service (USPS)

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U. S. Postal Service (USPS) in ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA
Employer U. S. Postal Service (USPS) Report ID 2022065544
Address 1860 Sierra Gardens Drive City, State ZIP ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95661
Event Date June 25, 2022 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 # 1608320
GPS Coordinates 38.74000, -121.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee developed a heat-related illness while delivering mail on a 90-plus-degree day. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 25, 2022, a worker at U. S. Postal Service (USPS) in ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA 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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