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UPS

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat stroke — EL PASO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in EL PASO, TEXAS
Employer UPS Report ID 2022086738
Address 1205 Rojas Dr. City, State ZIP EL PASO, TEXAS 79938
Event Date August 1, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat stroke Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # 1612126
GPS Coordinates 31.71000, -106.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee developed heat stroke while delivering packages. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2022, a worker at UPS in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered heat stroke 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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