Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132906.015 - Employee incurs stroke while harvesting during hot weather

Accident Summary Nr: 132906.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 08/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489299.015	08/24/2020		115115	Harvest Kings Llc

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on August 15, 2020, an employee was working outdoors harvesting garlic with as part of a crew. The employee reported feeling very hot, experiencing numbness in her left arm and face, extremely blurry vision, that it was "hard to breathe," that she was dizzy, she was unable to stand and walk to the nearby shed and that she had leg cramps. A coworker (the Foreperson) instructed two other coworkers to transport the employee to an occupational clinic in their private vehicle. The Clinic staff called 911 and she was transported to a local hospital and admitted to treat a stroke.

Keywords: Arm, Brain, Cardiovasc System, Dizziness, Eye, Face, Heat, High Temperature, Leg, Medical Condition, Medical History, Overheated, Shortness of breath, Stroke, Underlying Medical Condition, Water, Weather

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1489299.015	60	F	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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