Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200355519 - Employee Is Overcome By Heat Exhaustion And Dies
Accident: 200355519 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/04/2006 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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310046297 | 08/09/2006 | 0132 | Olan Dunn Farms | ||||
On August 3, 2006, Employee #1 was working at a tobacco farm, when he stated to coworkers that he was not feeling well because of the heat. His coworkers were escorting him to a shelter, when they placed a call to emergency medical services. Emergency medical technicians arrived within approximately six minutes and attended to Employee #1, who was still responsive at this time. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead approximately one-and-a-half hours later. | |||||||
Keywords:
agriculture, heat stroke, heat exhaustion
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 310046297 | Fatality | Heat Exhaustion | Occupation not reported |