Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.

Name: Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 6/16/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016065344 · 6/16/2016 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Exposure to environmental heat
Source: Heat-environmental

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 4700 E McCain Blvd, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72231
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking mail from a tray and putting it onto a conveyor belt. The temperature was approximately 79 degrees. She began hyperventilating and required overnight hospitalization for possible heat exhaustion.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown