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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — AKRON, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in AKRON, OHIO
Employer U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Report ID 2023075965
Address 634 W. EXCHANGE STREET City, State ZIP AKRON, OHIO 44302
Event Date July 6, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.08000, -81.54000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering mail when they became dehydrated and overheated. The employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On July 6, 2023, a worker at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in AKRON, OHIO suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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