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UPS

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY
Employer UPS Report ID 2021087309
Address 750 HOPE RD City, State ZIP TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY 07724
Event Date August 26, 2021 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 40.27000, -74.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee became dehydrated while delivering packages.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2021, a worker at UPS in TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY 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

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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