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United Parcel Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United Parcel Service in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer United Parcel Service Report ID 2015075226
Address 13700 Independence Parkway City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76177
Event Date July 29, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 492210 Inspection # 1084871
GPS Coordinates 32.98000, -97.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 29, 2015, a worker at United Parcel Service in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered heat exhaustion, prostration to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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