Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 760454 - Tobacco field employee struck and killed by lightning

Accident Summary Nr: 760454 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/11/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18568048	08/12/1988	0132	0	Weavil, Tim And Jay (Growers)

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 11, 1988, Employee #1, a migrant worker, and six other workers were removing suckers from the tobacco plants in a tobacco field when a sudden thunderstorm struck the area. Employee #1 was struck and killed by a bolt of lightning.

Keywords: STORM, MIGRANT FARM WORKER, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, LIGHTNING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18568048			Fatality	Electric Shock	Farm workers

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