Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1277903.015 - U.S. Postal Service

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1277903.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 11/16/2017

Site Address:
U.S. Postal Service
747 Crosstimbers
Houston, TX 77022

Mailing Address:
2499 Judiway St., Houston, TX 77018

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 491110/Postal Service

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/28/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/16/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1248581		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 100800.015

Event: 07/29/2017

Employee became overheated while delivering mail

At 3:15 p.m. on July 29, 2017, Employee #1, a mail carrier, was delivering mail. The employee had parked his vehicle and was walking to the residences. Employee #1 started feeling cramps and felt overheated, so he went to a nearby store and called an ambulance. The employee went to a local hospital where he was admitted and treated for heat exhaustion.

Keywords: Heat Exhaustion, High Temperature, Overheated

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1277903.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Mail carriers, postal service

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