Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 633735 - Employee dies of hyperthermia due to heat stroke

Accident Summary Nr: 633735 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 06/15/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108806266	07/21/1994	0171	0	Atlantic Blueberries, Inc.

Abstract: On June 15, 1994, Employee #1, a migrant farm worker, was picking blueberries when he collapsed and died in the field. The Atlantic County Medical Examiner's office autopsy report stated that the employee died of "hyperthermia due to heat stroke." The employer never reported the fatality to OSHA-MAO as required by 29CFR1904.8.

Keywords: MIGRANT FARM WORKER, AGRICULTURE, HEAT STROKE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108806266			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported

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