Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200030310 - Mail carrier dies by heat-induced heart attack

Accident Summary Nr: 200030310 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 07/26/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300035482	07/31/1997	4311	0	U.S. Postal Service

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on July 26, Employee #1, a mail carrier, was on his route in Joliet, IL. He began to feel ill and asked a customer for help. He was brought into the customer's house, where he died of a heat-induced heart attack. At the time of Employee #1's death, the National Climatic Data Center showed a temperature of approximately 98.06 degrees Fahrenheit and a relative humidity of approximately 54 percent.

Keywords: HEART, HEART ATTACK, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300035482			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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