Effects of heat and light, unspecified

Name: Effects of heat and light, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 8/22/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087890 · 8/22/2016 · 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, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure to environmental heat
Source: Heat-environmental

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 1101 N. Davis St., EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60201
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee complained of feeling faint while working at the customer service window of the post office. The air conditioning was not working all day. The employee was hospitalized due to heat illness.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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