Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132956.015 - Employee becomes ill after exposure to sulfur dioxide

Accident Summary Nr: 132956.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490980.015	09/02/2020		111339	Mendoza Farm Labor Contracting Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on August 18, 2020, an employee was removing leaves and stems from grapes when she reached down to get her water bottle from the floor and was overcome by a chemical smell. A secondary employer had been using sulfur dioxide in its tunnels but they had been closed and sealed with the sulfur dioxide inside. None of the employee's coworkers became ill. The employee was hospitalized to treat a respiratory illness.

Keywords: Agriculture, Food processing, Illness, Inhalation, Overcome by vapors, Respiratory, Sulfur Dioxide

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1490980.015	46	F	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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