Fatality Narrative: Farm Laborer Dies from Heat Stroke

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries ; Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On July 18, 2005, a 64-year-old farm laborer collapsed from heat stroke while working in a hop yard. The victim had worked as an agricultural laborer for about 40 years. On the day of the incident the victim and five other field laborers started work at 5am cutting weeds with machetes in a hop field. The victim told a coworker that he was not feeling well and was observed to be coughing. As he worked he fell behind the other workers. Around 10:30am the victim stopped to eat some food and drink water. He complained of being really hot. A coworker noticed that he was not sweating. At about 11:30am the crew left the field for lunch. When the victim did not show up, a couple of coworkers went to look for him. They found him lying face down and unresponsive. They moved him to shade and called for an ambulance. He was taken to a hospital where he died of heat stroke. The daytime high temperature was estimated to be 101 degrees. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Farmers Heat Exhaustion Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preventive Medicine Protective Clothing Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Agricultural Workers Farm Workers Fatalities Hazards Heat Heat Exhaustion Heat Exposure Heat Stroke Preventive Medicine Protective Clothing Safety Education Safety Equipment Safety Measures Safety Practices Training Water Supply Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)   ; Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)  
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051663
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington Department of Labor and Industries, 71-91-2010, 2010 May; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: farm laborer dies from heat stroke
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228782/cdc_228782_DS1.pdf
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