Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97177.015 - Employee Is Planting Trees, Faints, And Suffers Heat Exhaust

Accident Summary Nr: 97177.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1247187.015	07/15/2017		115115	Rivera Farm Labor Contracting

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on July 14, 2017, Employee #1 was working outdoors and planting pistachio trees. He was digging planting holes for the trees with a post hole digger. The holes were approximately 8 in. deep. After taking a break for lunch, Employee #1 started to feel ill due to possible heat exhaustion. He was stumbling around and fainted. Employee #1 fell into one of the holes. A coworker found him and drove him to a firehouse one mile away. They provided him with medical care and then Employee #1 was airlifted to a regional medical center, where he was hospitalized for heat-related illness.

Keywords: Fainted, Heat, Heat Exhaustion

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1247187.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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