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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1549441.015 - United Parcel Service Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Fort Worth Area Office
Site Address:
United Parcel Service Inc.
5700 Franklin Avenue
Waco, TX 76710
Mailing Address:
5700 Franklin Avenue, Waco, TX 76710
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 492210/Local Messengers and Local Delivery
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 08/16/2021
Emphasis: L:Hotdays
Case Closed: 09/28/2023
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1798340 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $14,502 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,502 |
| Current Penalty | $14,502 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,502 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100151 B | 01/27/2022 | 11/01/2023 | $14,502 | $14,502 | $0 | 02/23/2022 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 2:00 a.m. on August 12, 2021, an employee was performing package delivery driver duties and tasks involving frequent lifting, lowering and carrying packages that typically weigh 25 to 35 pounds and may weigh up to 70 pounds. The employee was working without a dolly or other assistance in the high ambient temperatures while working in an outdoor environment which produced Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures (WBGT) ranging from 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit to WBGT 88.0 degrees Fahrenheit (Heat Index ranging from 86.0 degrees Fahrenheit to 104.0 degrees Fahrenheit). The employee had not been acclimated and died from a heat-related illness.
Keywords: Chest, Dehydration, Delivery Work, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat Stroke, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Humidity, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Material Handling, Overheated, Package Delivery, Supervision, Temperature, Truck Driver, Unacclimatized, Weather
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1549441.015 | 23 | F | Fatality | Truck drivers, heavy |