Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1482396.015 - 111124 - D-K Harvesting Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Investigation Summary

On July 7, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that harvested crops, primarily by machine. He had not been provided by a temporary staffing agency, and this was not a multi-employer worksite. He had been detasseling corn for approximately five hours, when he came out of the field feeling dizzy. He was seated in the shade and given fluids that contained electrolytes. When he was feeling better, the two coworkers with him left to return to work. The employee was found lying on the floor of the company bus about ten minutes later. He was now only partially conscious. Coworkers called emergency medical services and worked to cool him down and provide him with fluids. The employee went into cardiac arrest in the hospital and died.

Keywords: Agriculture, Cardiac Arrest, Emergency Response, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, Heat-related illness , Lost consciousness