Multiple effects of heat and light

Name: Multiple effects of heat and light at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 6/30/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018066538 · 6/30/2018 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Multiple effects of heat and light

Cause

Event: Exposure to environmental heat
Source: Heat-environmental

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 1003 Mulford Ct., KNIGHTDALE, NORTH CAROLINA, 27545
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On June 30, 2018, an employee was delivering mail when he started to cramp and feel dehydrated. He went home after completing his route, but was then hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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