Effects of heat n.e.c.

Name: Effects of heat n.e.c. at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 7/17/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025076940 · 7/17/2025 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Effects of heat n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Exposure to environmental heat outdoor
Source: Heat environmental
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 300 South Main Street, WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18701
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A city carrier was driving a vehicle without air conditioning and delivering mail. The employee came back from his route at 2:52 PM and felt ill. The employee was hospitalized with heat-related dehydration.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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