OSHA Injury Report: LOG BOSTON_1558103

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

unloading his truck

What happened

FTR MVO had returned to the [REDACTED] to unload mail he had picked up from his last circuit. [REDACTED] was unloading the mail from the back of his truck when he started to feel dizzy and was sweating. He went to drop off the registry bag and informed the clerk that he was not feeling well. MERT was called and they called [REDACTED]. Employee was assessed by EMTs but refused to go to ER. he was brought into an airconditioned office and given water and Gatorade. Once he remained there till his shift ended and went home. The next day was holiday and he called and asked for an additional day due to the heat and humidity on that day. Employee is back to work.

Injury or illness

Heat-induced illness

Object or substance involved

the temperature in the back of the truck

Summary line

employee was unloading the back of his truck and due to the outside temperatures it caused the back of the truck to get extremely hot.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.