Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1352113.015 - Ortiz Harvesting, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
Ortiz Harvesting, Inc.
Highway 115
Holtville, CA 92250
Mailing Address:
Po Box 158, Gadsden, AZ 85336
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 115115/Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 03/20/2019
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/21/2019
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 1389978 |
Investigation Summary
At 6:00 p.m. on October 5, 2018, an employee had been working on filling a bin with lemons at a worksite and stopped work approximately 30 minutes prior to his coworkers. The employee and work crew stopped at a convenience store for refreshments but the employee was not able to move and began to vomit. The foreman agreed to meet with the ambulance enroute and met with the Imperial Valley Sheriffs Deputies and EMTs who began to administer CPR before transporting the employee to El Centro Regional Medical Center at 6:30 p.m.. The employee was pronounced dead by the attending physician due to cardiac arrest at 8:44 p.m.
Keywords: Agriculture, Cardiac Arrest, Heart, Heart Attack
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1352113.015 | 67 | M | Fatality | Farm workers |