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UPS Customer Center

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — LUFKIN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS Customer Center in LUFKIN, TEXAS
Employer UPS Customer Center Report ID 2023087291
Address 2805 South First Street City, State ZIP LUFKIN, TEXAS 75901
Event Date August 10, 2023 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 31.29000, -94.72000

Incident Narrative

After working a full shift, a driver was hospitalized with a heat-related muscular injury.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2023, a worker at UPS Customer Center in LUFKIN, TEXAS 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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