U.S. Postal Service
Exposure to environmental cold — Frostbite — PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service | Report ID | 20221211145 |
| Address | 900 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1 | City, State ZIP | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15233 |
| Event Date | December 24, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Frostbite | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental cold | Source of Injury | Cold-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.45000, -80.01000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee developed frostbite to the hand while delivering mail. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On December 24, 2022, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered frostbite to the hand(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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