UPS
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — GRANBURY, TEXAS
| Employer | UPS | Report ID | 2015085638 |
| Address | 1030 E Highway 377 #10 | City, State ZIP | GRANBURY, TEXAS 76048 |
| Event Date | August 11, 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) | 481112 | Inspection # | 1084875 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.43000, -97.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employee was delivering packages and began to feel nauseous. He went to the cool zone, but was not able to cool down. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On August 11, 2015, a worker at UPS in GRANBURY, 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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