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Heat stroke, syncope
1 hospitalization · 2024065804 · 6/28/2024 · United States Postal Service
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Nature of injury
- Heat stroke, syncope
Cause
- Event
- Exposure to environmental heat outdoor
- Source
- Heat environmental
- Secondary source
- Secondary source not applicable
Employer
- Name
- United States Postal Service
- Location
- 4300 S. Adams, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76115
- NAICS
- 491110
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
While bending over to deliver a package, a mail carrier passed out due to heat. The employee was hospitalized with injury due to heat and dehydration.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown