Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201089042 - Employee Is Overcome by Heat and Dies
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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310820055 | 05/10/2007 | 0179 | 111336 | Ynt Harvesting |
Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on May 9, 2007, Employee #1 was harvesting peaches from a peach tree. Employee #1 stopped working before the end of the shift and sat down under a peach tree. Employee #1 did not want to work any longer and the crew boss transported and left Employee #1 at a packing shed. Shortly after the crew boss left Employee #1, Employee #1 began to shake. Several coworkers helped Employee #1 before he collapsed. Emergency services were summoned, but Employee #1 died before the ambulance arrived. Employee #1 was transported to the morgue. The Coroner's report identified the cause of death as atherosclerosis, heart disease and hepatic disease.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 310820055 | Fatality | Other | Farm workers |