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UPS Ground Freight Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — ROSWELL, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS Ground Freight Inc. in ROSWELL, GEORGIA
Employer UPS Ground Freight Inc. Report ID 2016076922
Address 1300 Old Ellis Rd City, State ZIP ROSWELL, GEORGIA 30076
Event Date July 29, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.05000, -84.32000

Incident Narrative

The employee was making delivery rounds and started to feel nauseous and began vomiting. The employee was admitted to the hospital for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 29, 2016, a worker at UPS Ground Freight Inc. in ROSWELL, GEORGIA suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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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