Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201495850 - Farm Worker Sustains Heat-Related Illness

Accident Summary Nr: 201495850 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/06/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315070771	07/29/2011	0722	115113	Fowler Packing Company

Abstract: On July 6, 2011, Employee #1 was driving a spray rig to apply pesticides at a Fowler Packing Company ranch. He reportedly sustained a heat-related illness but failed to inform his employer. The following week, Employee #1 reported that he traveled to Mexico to seek treatment for heat exhaustion. He returned to work with a doctor's note indicating he needed time off for dehydration. On July 18, 2011, Employee #1 was treated at Mercy Hospital in California and released the same day.

Keywords: HEAT, AGRICULTURE, DRIVER, HEAT STROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, SPRAYING RIG, PESTICIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315070771			Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Farm workers

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