Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120149612 - Estate Of S. M. Damon

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 120149612

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 09/26/2002

Site Address:
Estate Of S. M. Damon
7022 Cana Hwy.
Chico, CA 95973

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 308, Wheatland, CA 95692

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0173

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 12/12/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/12/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361731862

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201172285

Event: 09/18/2002

Employee suffers from heat exhaustion and dehydration

On September 18, 2002, Employee #1 was driving a tractor with an attached nut buggy trailer during the walnut harvest. He was hauling nuts from the field to a sorter/huller on the property in preparation for them being trucked to an off-site dryer. At the huller pit, Employee #1 began picking sticks and debris from the trailer before unloading it into the below-ground hopper. As he was working, he apparently fell within a few feet of the trailer. He was discovered by a coworker who was working at the conveyor of the pit elevator. The coworker approached Employee #1 and concluded that he was having a seizure. The coworker summoned another employee in the nearby machine shop to call an emergency response team. Employee #1 was suffering from the effects of heat exhaustion and/or dehydration. This was his first day of work at a large estate with over 1,100 acres of walnut trees near Chico, CA.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, FALL, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120149612			Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Farm workers

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