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United States Postal Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United States Postal Service in CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA
Employer United States Postal Service Report ID 2023076359
Address 1459 Jefferson Ave City, State ZIP CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA 93611
Event Date July 17, 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 # 1687917
GPS Coordinates 36.81000, -119.68000

Incident Narrative

A city mail carrier got ill while taking a break and was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On July 17, 2023, a worker at United States Postal Service in CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA 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

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