← OSHA severe injury reports

Heat exhaustion, prostration

1 hospitalization · 2019066265 · 6/21/2019 · UPS, Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Heat exhaustion, prostration

Cause

Event
Exposure to environmental heat
Source
Heat-environmental

Employer

Name
UPS, Co.
Location
2001 Avenue P, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33404
NAICS
492110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On June 21, 2019, an employee was working on his route for at least 5 hours and started experiencing cramps. The employee continued driving for approximately two hours alongside a supervisor who was delivering the packages to the clients. The employee was later hospitalized due to heat exhaustion and was diagnosed with a muscle injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown