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Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2018077096 · 7/14/2018 · 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, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Exposure to environmental heat
Source: Heat-environmental

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: Simpson and Wagner Roads, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, 26508
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 14, 2018, while delivering mail on foot, an employee became dehydrated and began vomiting. The employee was hospitalized for heat illness.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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