# Myocardial infarction (heart attack) at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2017010926` · 1/16/2017 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in throwing-single episode
- **Source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 2120 Ellis Ave, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76164
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was throwing parcels into carrier separations when he suffered chest pain.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*