| Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Sw Reg Hlth |
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| Nr: 313479495 | Report ID:0355123 | Open Date: 08/13/2009 |
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| Duncan, Richard |
2236 Cody Road
Nathalie, VA 24577 |
| Union Status: NonUnion |
| SIC: 0132/Tobacco | | NAICS: 111910/Tobacco Farming |
| Mailing: 2241 Cody Road, Nathalie, VA 24577 |
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| Inspection Type: | Accident |
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N |
| Ownership: | Private |
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 01/28/2010 |
| | Close Case: | 01/28/2010 |
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| Optional Information: | Type | ID | Value |
| | N | 9 | 100% |
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| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| | Accident | 100923960 |
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| Accident Investigation Summary |
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| Summary Nr: 200925741 | Event: 08/11/2009 | Employee Dies From Heat-Related Illness |
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At approximately 6:00 a.m. on August 11, 2009, Employee #1 started working in a tobacco field. Employee #1 was pruning tobacco leaves by hand, and between 10:00 a.m. through 12:30 p.m., he collapsed, while suddenly trying to seek shade. Someone immediately took Employee #1 by van to a local fire department less than one quarter mile away. An onsite EMT briefly treated Employee #1, before putting him in an ambulance and taking him to a local hospital. Employee #1 died en route to the hospital. Investigators determined that Employee #1 had taken breaks and was drinking water. The temperature at that time of his collapse was approximately 83 degrees to 85 degrees (units assumed to be Fahrenheit).
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| Keywords: |
agriculture, heat stroke, heat exhaustion, high temperature, fainted, heat
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Farm workers |
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