UPS
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI
| Employer | UPS | Report ID | 2022075826 |
| Address | 840 INDUSTRIAL RD | City, State ZIP | CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI 64601 |
| Event Date | July 5, 2022 | 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) | 492110 | Inspection # | 1607180 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.77000, -93.54000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had been driving and delivering packages when they felt ill and sustained heat-related illness.
Incident Summary
On July 5, 2022, a worker at UPS in CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI 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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