Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201176260 - Employee dies from heat stroke while picking pears

Accident Summary Nr: 201176260 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/20/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125712067	07/21/2004	0175	111339	Manuel Alonso Mendoza

Abstract: On July 20, 2004, Employee #1 was picking pears on the Thisby Ranch in Isleton, MA when he began feeling sick and acting erratically. He was told by his foreman to sit down in the shade between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. He later went to his van parked next to the orchard to lie down. Shortly thereafter, Employee #1 began having seizures and the foreman decided to transport him to the nearest doctor in Courtland, MA. He stopped breathing on the way to the doctor's office and was pronounced dead after he arrived at the doctor's office. He died from heat stroke.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, HEAT STROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125712067			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Farm workers

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