Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1541616.015 - New Generation Harvesting Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 1541616.015

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 07/09/2021

Site Address:
New Generation Harvesting Corporation
1181 West Highway 246
Buellton, CA 93427

Mailing Address:
1020 West Betteravia Rd., Santa Maria, CA 93455

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111334/Berry (except Strawberry) Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 07/09/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/01/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1784039

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142888.015

Event: 07/02/2021

Employee sustains heat illness while tending plants in wind

At 12:30 p.m. on July 2, 20121, an employee working as a laborer for a berry farm was de-leafing plants. The employee had a seizure, became stiff and collapsed to the ground at which point blood came out of his mouth as he was convulsing. The employee regained consciousness before emergency medical services arrived. The employee was hospitalized to treat a heat illness. The temperature was 79 degrees Fahrenheit and but the plants are surrounded by wind tunnels. The employer does not believe it is not work related but the medical diagnosis was heat illness.

Keywords: Agriculture, Blood, Collapse, Cutting, Enclosed Space, Farm, Farm worker, Ground, Heat Exhaustion, Heat index, Heat-related illness , Laborer, Loss of consciousness, Lost consciousness, Mouth, Seizure, Unconsciousness, Ventilation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1541616.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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