Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UPS, 2805 S. 1st Street, LUFKIN, TEXAS 75901
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee had been delivering packages and started feeling ill. The employee was hospitalized with heat-related illness.
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