United Parcel Service, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat outdoor — Heat exhaustion, fatigue — BILLERICA, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Report ID | 2025076830 |
| Address | 67 Faulkner Street | City, State ZIP | BILLERICA, MASSACHUSETTS 01822 |
| Event Date | July 15, 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 | 42.59000, -71.28000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering packages on a road when they became ill and felt dizzy and nauseous, resulting in hospitalization for heat-related illness.
Incident Summary
On July 15, 2025, a worker at United Parcel Service, Inc. in BILLERICA, MASSACHUSETTS 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
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