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Heat exhaustion, prostration

1 hospitalization · 2017076699 · 7/19/2017 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Heat exhaustion, prostration

Cause

Event
Exposure to environmental heat
Source
Heat-environmental

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
Liberty Street, PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, 26101
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 19, 2017, at approximately 2:00 p.m., an employee experienced dizziness, cramping, and nausea, during the delivery of mail on his route. The employee was hospitalized for acute kidney failure and heat exhaustion. The heat index at the time of the incident was 90 degrees.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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