Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117963.015 - Employee suffers heat injury in tomato field, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 117963.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/27/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1415385.015	07/03/2019		115115	Utopia Farms Ii, Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on June 27, 2019, an employee was removing stakes in a tomato field when he headed to a trailer for shade. The employee sat down in the trailer and suddenly became unresponsive. The employee was transported to a local hospital with a core body temperature of 109 degrees Fahrenheit and subsequently died.

Keywords: Agriculture, Heat Stroke, Heat index, Overheated

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1415385.015	42	M	Fatality		Farm workers

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