U. S. Postal Service
Exposure to environmental cold — Frostbite — PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | U. S. Postal Service | Report ID | 20221211126 |
| Address | 1911 Monongahela Avenue | City, State ZIP | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15218 |
| Event Date | December 23, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Frostbite | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental cold | Source of Injury | Cold-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.42000, -79.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering mail when they were hospitalized for frostbite on six fingers.
Incident Summary
On December 23, 2022, a worker at U. S. Postal Service in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered frostbite to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental cold, with cold-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 31 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental cold" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental cold injuries.
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