OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221589443
OURSO FARMS, INC.
WHITE CASTLE, LA—
Event description
Employee dies from heat overexposure planting sugarcane
Investigation abstract
At 9:00 a.m. on August 8, 2023, an employee was walking behind a cart pulled by a tractor laying out sugar cane on the ground for planting in rows in an open field. The employee reported he was not feeling well and shortly thereafter passed out. The employee died due to hyperthermia.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 479
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