UPS
Exposure to environmental heat outdoor — Heat exhaustion, fatigue — STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | UPS | Report ID | 2024076226 |
| Address | 2731 Carolean Industrial Drive | City, State ZIP | STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA 16801 |
| Event Date | July 10, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat exhaustion, fatigue | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Source of Injury | Heat environmental |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 492110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.82000, -77.80000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering packages when he became ill. The employee was hospitalized with heat illness.
Incident Summary
On July 10, 2024, a worker at UPS in STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat exhaustion, fatigue to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat outdoor, with heat environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 285 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat outdoor" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat outdoor injuries.
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