Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 79760.015 - Berry farm laborer collapses and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 79760.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/18/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1093812.015	09/21/2015		111334	Chapala Berry Farms Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on September 18, 2015, an employee was working as a laborer for a berry farm. He was pruning blackberries. The plants were covered with plastic canopies. He had been working for approximately eight hours, when he became dizzy and disoriented. He lost consciousness and fell down. Coworkers assisted him with first aid and called emergency medical services. The paramedics arrived approximately eight minutes after they received the call. The employee was declared dead at approximately 3:32 p.m. It is thought that he had sustained heat stroke, but that was not certain.

Keywords: Agriculture, Dizziness, Heat, Heat Stroke, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1093812.015	53	M	Fatality		Agricultural and food scientists

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