Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116616.015 - Employee passes out on tractor from heat related illness

Accident Summary Nr: 116616.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1395893.015	04/24/2019		111335	Paula Raub

Abstract: At 3:11 p.m. on April 23, 2019, an employee was using a tractor to pull a trailer when he lost consciousness and became unresponsive. An individual nearby (an non-employee) and a coworker (supervisor) phoned for medical aid, which arrived expediently. At the time of the employee's onset of illness, the temperature was approximately 88 degree F. The employee is believed to have suffered from a heat-related illness with personal medical problems contributing to the severity and duration of the illness. The employee was hospitalized for greater than 24 hours.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Farm Machinery, Heat, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Illness, Medical Condition, Medical History, Overheated, Tractor, Trailer, Training, Underlying Medical Condition, Unresponsive, Weather

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1395893.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Farm workers

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