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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — EARTH CITY, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. in EARTH CITY, MISSOURI
Employer UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. Report ID 2023076310
Address 13818 Rider Trail North City, State ZIP EARTH CITY, MISSOURI 63045
Event Date July 15, 2023 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 # 1684680
GPS Coordinates 38.77000, -90.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering packages when they began experiencing heat-related illness that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On July 15, 2023, a worker at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. in EARTH CITY, 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

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