Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200270262 - Employee dies of heat stress and pulmonary disease

Accident Summary Nr: 200270262 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 07/26/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300216785	07/30/1997	0761	0	Garst Seed Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, a migrant worker, was detasseling seed corn in a field at a time when the heat index was over 100 degrees F. He was last observed working in the field on a Saturday afternoon, and his body was found the following afternoon. Employee #1 died from a combination of heat stress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Keywords: LUNG, MIGRANT FARM WORKER, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, RESPIRATORY TRACT, HEAT EXHAUSTION, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300216785			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Farm workers

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