Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120007.015 - Employee Suffers Heat Stroke While Delivering Mail

Accident Summary Nr: 120007.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 09/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1432235.015	09/17/2019		491110	U.S. Postal Service

Abstract: At 8:34 p.m. on September 16, 2019, an employee was delivering mail for the U.S. Postal Service. While working, the employee became light-headed and could not read. The employee sent a text to his supervisor and called 911. The employee was admitted for the hospital for an overnight stay and treated for heat stroke which affected his heart.

Keywords: Dizziness, Heart, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, Heat-related illness , Mail Carrier, Postal Worker

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1432235.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Postal clerks, excluding mail carriers

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