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U.S. Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2023076074
Address 4971 SW 24 Ave. City, State ZIP DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA 33004
Event Date July 10, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # 1682717
GPS Coordinates 26.06000, -80.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee developed heat exhaustion while delivering mail. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 10, 2023, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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