Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200210318 - Employee dies after collapsing from heat stroke

Accident Summary Nr: 200210318 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 05/07/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302097902	06/26/1998	0161	0	B & L Farms, Inc.

Abstract: On May 7, 1998, Employee #1 and nine coworkers were harvesting honeydew melons from a 50 acre field in Rio Grande City, TX. Employee #1 began to have a seizure and was immediately transported in a company pickup truck to the county hospital, approximately one-quarter mile away. He died later that day from complications resulting from heat stroke. The temperature that afternoon had reached approximately 106 degrees F.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, AGRICULTURE, HEAT STROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302097902			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported

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