United States Postal Service
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — JESSUP, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | United States Postal Service | Report ID | 2022097867 |
| Address | 200 Hand Street | City, State ZIP | JESSUP, PENNSYLVANIA 18434 |
| Event Date | September 3, 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 # | 1622167 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.47000, -75.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had been delivering mail and was overcome by heat. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On September 3, 2022, a worker at United States Postal Service in JESSUP, PENNSYLVANIA 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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