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United Parcel Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — SARASOTA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United Parcel Service in SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Employer United Parcel Service Report ID 2017099379
Address 1932 17th St. North City, State ZIP SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34234
Event Date September 27, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.35000, -82.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee became dehydrated from heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2017, a worker at United Parcel Service in SARASOTA, FLORIDA suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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