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UPS

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — DALLAS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer UPS Report ID 2017076659
Address 10155 Monroe ST City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75229
Event Date July 18, 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 32.88000, -96.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee became ill while on his route and was hospitalized with a possible heat-related injury.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2017, a worker at UPS in DALLAS, TEXAS 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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