Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1481293.015 - U.S. Postal Service

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1481293.015

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 06/30/2020

Site Address:
U.S. Postal Service
10810 Boyette Rd
Riverview, FL 33569

Mailing Address:
10810 Boyette Rd, Riverview, FL 33569

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 491110/Postal Service

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/30/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/08/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1612677		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 127372.015

Event: 06/26/2020

Employee sustains heat exhaustion while delivering mail in h

At 3:50 p.m. on June 26, 2020, an employee working as a mail carrier for the post office was delivering mail. The employee began to experience symptoms consistent with heat-related illness due to high temperatures during his route. The employee was hospitalized to treat heat exhaustion.

Keywords: Dehydration, Delivery Work, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Illness, Mail Carrier, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Postal Worker, Water, Weather

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1481293.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Mail carriers, postal service

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