Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 85028.015 - Employee drowns in irrigation canal

Accident Summary Nr: 85028.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/05/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1145152.015	05/05/2016		115115	Lara Labor Contractors

Abstract: At 8:50 a.m. on May 5, 2106, an employee was irrigating a corn field. The employee was found by two other coworkers lying face down in a 22 inch deep irrigation canal with head and torso underwater. The employee was pronounced dead on site by paramedics. According to coroner's report, the employee died from asphyxia due to drowning.

Keywords: Agriculture, Drowning, Head, Torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1145152.015	39	M	Fatality		Farm workers

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