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United Parcel Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — YUKON, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United Parcel Service in YUKON, OKLAHOMA
Employer United Parcel Service Report ID 2021064916
Address 12308 SW 5th Street City, State ZIP YUKON, OKLAHOMA 73099
Event Date June 16, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.46000, -97.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering packages by car when they began experiencing symptoms of heat exhaustion, resulting in hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 16, 2021, a worker at United Parcel Service in YUKON, OKLAHOMA suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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