UPS
Exposure to environmental heat outdoor — Heat exhaustion, fatigue — NORWALK, CONNECTICUT
| Employer | UPS | Report ID | 2025066107 |
| Address | 190 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive | City, State ZIP | NORWALK, CONNECTICUT 06854 |
| Event Date | June 25, 2025 | 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 | 41.08000, -73.42000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking to his personal vehicle after delivering packages. His legs began to cramp up and he had chest pains. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
Incident Summary
On June 25, 2025, a worker at UPS in NORWALK, CONNECTICUT 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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