U.S. Postal Service
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service | Report ID | 2022086954 |
| Address | 1603 Larch Street | City, State ZIP | LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON 98632 |
| Event Date | August 7, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat exhaustion, prostration | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat | Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | 1613972 |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.13000, -122.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee returned from an outdoor mail delivery route having sustained heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 7, 2022, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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