Effects of heat and light, unspecified

Name: Effects of heat and light, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 6/13/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065384 · 6/13/2017 · 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: 2875 Laffaette Road, PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03801
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was delivering mail and packages weighing up to 40 lbs. on a route that involved walking and driving when he began to feel the effects of heat stress. The employee was hospitalized for a cardiac event and heat-related illness.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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