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UPS

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — COVINGTON, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
Employer UPS Report ID 2016076146
Address 2001 Hwy 190 Bypass City, State ZIP COVINGTON, LOUISIANA 70433
Event Date July 8, 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) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.48000, -90.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a truck and delivering packages door to door when he experienced a heat-related illness and required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On July 8, 2016, a worker at UPS in COVINGTON, LOUISIANA 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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