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UPS

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in METAIRIE, LOUISIANA
Employer UPS Report ID 2017076471
Address 5000 West Esplanade City, State ZIP METAIRIE, LOUISIANA 70006
Event Date July 13, 2017 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 30.01000, -90.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering mail along a route in an open mail truck. Around 5 p.m., he began experiencing hand and leg cramps. The cramping persisted overnight and he was hospitalized the next morning for heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2017, a worker at UPS in METAIRIE, 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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