Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Heat stroke, syncope
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AgReliant Genetics, 972 County Rd 500 E, IVESDALE, ILLINOIS 61851
on — Heat stroke, syncope, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
On July 29, 2025, at approximately 3:00 PM, the injured employee was managing hand pollination operations in a corn research nursery field. They were working outside and riding in a side-by-side with two other employees. They were overcome with heat exhaustion, lost consciousness, and fell in the break area of the nursery. The employee was hospitalized.
On October 7, 2025, employee was installing mulch with a landscape crew. At around 2:15 PM, the employee took a break and started to feel cramping/pain. The employee was taken to the hospital with rhabdomyolysis due to heat exhaustion.
A temporary employee was on top of a cane wagon, throwing cane down to the ground (i.e., planting). He reached the end of the field row and started to feel ill. He experienced cramping and headaches due to heat exhaustion.
An employee was riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in a field when the ATV tipped over. The employee fell off the vehicle and sustained a fractured hip.
An employee was inspecting an air conditioning wall unit in the warehouse when he fell through a secondary roof 8-9 feet to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to his L1 and T12 vertebrae as well as a head injury that required staples.
An employee was performing a routine site visit when he was struck by a car while on the shoulder of a road. The employee was hospitalized with two fractures to his leg.
On June 16, 2025, an employee was returning from lunch and walking into the main entrance of a building when he tripped on a floor mat and fell to the ground, landing on his left hip. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.