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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — BOGART, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE in BOGART, GEORGIA
Employer UNITED PARCEL SERVICE Report ID 2019076715
Address 215 Conway Drive City, State ZIP BOGART, GEORGIA 30622
Event Date July 3, 2019 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) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.94000, -83.48000

Incident Narrative

After delivering packages, an employee became dizzy and light-headed due to heat stress and dehydration. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 3, 2019, a worker at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE in BOGART, GEORGIA 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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