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United States Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — VAUXHALL, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United States Postal Service in VAUXHALL, NEW JERSEY
Employer United States Postal Service Report ID 2023075995
Address 2215 Springfield Avenue City, State ZIP VAUXHALL, NEW JERSEY 07088
Event Date July 6, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # 1682314
GPS Coordinates 40.71000, -74.28000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering mail when they began to experience dizziness and heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On July 6, 2023, a worker at United States Postal Service in VAUXHALL, NEW JERSEY suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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