United Parcel Service, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA
| Employer | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Report ID | 2016065254 |
| Address | Best Bet, 455 Park Ave | City, State ZIP | ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA 32073 |
| Event Date | June 14, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat | Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 492210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.17000, -81.73000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was waiting in the parking lot to swap packages with another driver when he became ill. He was hospitalized with a heat-related illness.
Incident Summary
On June 14, 2016, a worker at United Parcel Service, Inc. in ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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