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Accident Summary Nr: 200674323 - Lightning Strike Kills One Employee, Injures Two Others

Accident Summary Nr: 200674323 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/28/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306178500	04/29/2003	0161	111219	Pacific Tomato Growers, Ltd.

Abstract: On April 28, 2003, three employees were cleaning the field at a farm owned by Pacific Tomato Growers in Immokalee, Florida. The weather was cloudy and there was thunderstorm in the vicinity. Employee #1 was killed by a lightning strike. Employees #2 and #3 were hospitalized for treatment of electrical shock from the lightning.

Keywords: CLEANING, LIGHTNING, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306178500	Fatality	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction
2	306178500	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction
3	306178500	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction

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