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Accident Summary Nr: 14354393 - EMPLOYEE COLLAPSED AND DIED OF HEAT STROKE

Accident Summary Nr: 14354393 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 08/09/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101210193	08/18/1987	0180	0	Paul D. Causey

Abstract: ON AUGUST 9, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PULLING WEEDS IN A 13 ACRE FERN FIELD. THE FIELD WAS COVERED WITH A SARAN-LIKE MATERIAL. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 100 DEGREES AND THE HUMIDITY WAS VERY HIGH. HE BECAME ILL AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (60 TO 90 MINUTES LATER). HE SUFFERED A CARDIAC ARREST ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL, AND DIED THE NEXT DAY. HIS BODY TEMPERATURE WAS MEASURED AT THE HOSPITAL AND FOUND TO BE ABOUT 108 DEGREES. NO AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN STATED THAT HEAT STROKE WAS THE CAUSE OF DEATH.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, HEAT STROKE, CARDIAC ARREST, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101210193			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported

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