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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — ATLANTIS, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in ATLANTIS, FLORIDA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2023075951
Address 190 Atlantis Boulevard City, State ZIP ATLANTIS, FLORIDA 33462
Event Date July 5, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # 1683365
GPS Coordinates 26.60000, -80.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering mail when she became ill and was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 5, 2023, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in ATLANTIS, FLORIDA suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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