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Effects of heat and light, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2019066015 · 6/14/2019 · 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
1515 Sam Houston Street, LIBERTY, TEXAS, 77575
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After delivering mail on a rural route, an employee experienced an aggravated heartbeat due to heat stress, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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