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Heat exhaustion, prostration

1 hospitalization · 2020077019 · 7/27/2020 · 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
111 Frick Road, BLAWNOX, PENNSYLVANIA, 15238
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A postal employee was delivering mail in a post office letter carrier vehicle. The vehicle was equipped with a comfort fan but no air conditioning. At approximately 5:55 p.m. on July 27, 2020, the employee was found unresponsive inside his vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a high temperature and a possible seizure. Heat stress/exhaustion is suspected.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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