Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313479495 - Duncan, Richard

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Roanoke (Regional Office) -Health 0355123

Inspection Nr: 313479495

Report ID: 0355123

Date Opened: 08/13/2009

Site Address:
Duncan, Richard
2236 Cody Road
Nathalie, VA 24577

Mailing Address:
2241 Cody Road, Nathalie, VA 24577

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0132

NAICS: 111910/Tobacco Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/28/2010

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/28/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100923960

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200925741

Event: 08/11/2009

Employee Dies from Heat-Related Illness

At approximately 6:00 a.m. on August 11, 2009, Employee #1 started working in a tobacco field. Employee #1 was pruning tobacco leaves by hand, and between 10:00 a.m. through 12:30 p.m., he collapsed, while suddenly trying to seek shade. Someone immediately took Employee #1 by van to a local fire department less than one quarter mile away. An onsite EMT briefly treated Employee #1, before putting him in an ambulance and taking him to a local hospital. Employee #1 died en route to the hospital. Investigators determined that Employee #1 had taken breaks and was drinking water. The temperature at that time of his collapse was approximately 83 degrees to 85 degrees (units assumed to be Fahrenheit).

Keywords: HEAT, AGRICULTURE, HEAT STROKE, FAINTED, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313479495			Fatality	Other	Farm workers

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