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UPS

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer UPS Report ID 2017076833
Address 4020 Holly Drive City, State ZIP COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA 17512
Event Date July 21, 2017 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 40.05000, -76.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering packages when he became dizzy and started shaking. He was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 21, 2017, a worker at UPS in COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA 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

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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