PARSONS, KANSAS—
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at United Parcel Service, Inc., 1901 South 21st Street, PARSONS, KANSAS 67357 on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee completed mail delivery operations and began experiencing heat stress symptoms. The employee was hospitalized for a heat-related muscular injury.
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