Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of heat-related illness: a) On or about and at times prior to June 4, 2019, employees were exposed to conditions of high ambient heat from the sun during the performance of their job duties, including pulling plastic from the plant beds in a tomato field. A calculated Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) ranged from 85.7°F to 88.8°F (29.8°C to 31.6 °C) while employees were working outdoors performing moderate manual labor and wearing long sleeves and pants.