UPS Small Package, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat - Effects of heat and light, unspecified - EAST PEORIA, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS Small Package, Inc. in EAST PEORIA, Illinois
Employer UPS Small Package, Inc.
Address 520 W. CAMP ST.
City, State ZIP EAST PEORIA, Illinois 61611
Report ID 2023076815
Event Date July 27, 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 # 1688533
GPS Coordinates 40.67122, -89.58015

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Incident Narrative

A package delivery driver was hospitalized for heat illness after working all day in the heat.

Incident Summary

On July 27, 2023, a worker at UPS Small Package, Inc. in EAST PEORIA, Illinois 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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