Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 201984499 - Employee Dies From Heat Exaustion While Picking Fruit

**Accident: 201984499 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/07/2003**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
305743247	07/09/2003	0761	The Growers Company, Inc.

Employee #1, after picking honeydew melons for more than 6 hours in temperatures over 100 degrees farenheit, was overcome by heat exhaustion and died.

Keywords: agriculture, heat stroke, heat exhaustion, high temperature

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	305743247			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Farm workers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA