Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Heat stroke, syncope
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Del Norte Harvesting, LLC, 3510-3984 YAGER RD, PROPHETSTOWN, ILLINOIS 61277
on — Heat stroke, syncope, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was working in the field when he began to experience chills, dizziness, nausea, and blurred vision. He sat down and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
An employee had been working at the nursery and loading trees on a trailer in the heat. The employee experienced symptoms of dehydration including body aches, chills, muscle pain, and cramping.
An employee was reversing a forklift in the warehouse when the lift struck a stack of boxes. The boxes fell onto the protection cage of the forklift and the employee's left little finger was crushed, resulting in medical amputation of the fingertip.
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.
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.
Employees were pushing a potato conveyor belt as one employee was adjusting the belt to make it shorter. The injured employee's right index and little fingers were crushed by a roller and a metal plate. The fingers were partially amputated and required sutures.
An employee had been working at the nursery and loading trees on a trailer in the heat. The employee experienced symptoms of dehydration including body aches, chills, muscle pain, and cramping.
An employee was using scissors to cut dead wood from a citrus tree when he dropped the scissors. He reached down to pick them up and was bit by a rattlesnake on the left hand.
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.