Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 158944.015 - Employee dies from heat overexposure planting sugarcane
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1690300.015 | 08/09/2023 | 111930 | Ourso Farms, Inc. |
Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 8, 2023, an employee was walking behind a cart pulled by a tractor laying out sugar cane on the ground for planting in rows in an open field. The employee reported he was not feeling well and shortly thereafter passed out. The employee died due to hyperthermia.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1690300.015 | 27 | M | Fatality | Farm workers |