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United Parcel Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — ARLINGTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United Parcel Service in ARLINGTON, TEXAS
Employer United Parcel Service Report ID 2019066260
Address 9999 City, State ZIP ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76005
Event Date June 21, 2019 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) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.79000, -97.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making deliveries when he began to experience signs of heat-related illness, including feeling lightheaded and weak. He was hospitalized due to dehydration.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2019, a worker at United Parcel Service in ARLINGTON, TEXAS 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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