Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100836.015 - Employee is delivering mail during high heat index and suffe

Accident Summary Nr: 100836.015 -- Report ID: 0936500 -- Event Date: 07/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1248704.015	07/20/2017		491110	U. S. Postal Service - Spring Valley Station

Abstract: On July 20, 2017, an employee was delivering mail during a hot day. The employee had been working a route that did not have a lot of shade or provide sufficient access to air conditioning. The employee was hospitalized and treated for heat exhaustion and renal failure.

Keywords: Heat, Heat Exhaustion

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1248704.015	60	F	Hospitalized injury		Postal clerks, excluding mail carriers

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