Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1250777.015 - Jackson-Citrus, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 4:30 p.m. on July 21, 2017, an employee was working for a farm labor contractor and crew leader. He and close to 32 coworkers were working in a field, detasseling corn. The employee had stomach problems after eating lunch. He kept working, thinking it was indigestion, until he passed out in the field at around 4:30 p.m. He was transported to Carle Foundation Hospital, in Bloomington, where he was admitted for treatment for heat stroke. The data page said he was not hospitalized. According to the Weather Underground history for Bloomington, IL, on July 21, 2017, recorded temperatures reached a maximum of 34.4 degrees Celsius (93.9 degrees Fahrenheit) at 3:56 p.m., with a relative humidity at 56 percent. The wind at 12.7 mph and a heat index of 41.6 degrees Celsius (106.9 degrees Fahrenheit). The heat index remained above 39.4 degrees Celsius (103 degrees Fahrenheit) from 1:56 p.m. until 5:56 p.m.

Keywords: Agriculture, Corn, Emergency Response, Heat, Heat Stroke, High Temperature