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UPS

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — LYNNFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in LYNNFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer UPS Report ID 2020076868
Address 150 Kimbell Ln City, State ZIP LYNNFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01940
Event Date July 21, 2020 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) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.86000, -70.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized due to heat stress.

Incident Summary

On July 21, 2020, a worker at UPS in LYNNFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 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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