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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221376684

ESPARZA ENTERPRISES, INC.

Event
Agriculture, Stroke
NAICS
115115
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345450456
Employer profile
ESPARZA ENTERPRISES, INC.
Summary number
221376684
Report ID
0950647

Event description

Employee suffers stroke and dies while harvesting

Investigation abstract

At 7:50 a.m. on July 13, 2021, an employee, a farm laborer, was working in a field harvesting cilantro with a crew. The employee was coming off a work break when he suddenly collapsed and went into a seizure. Emergency services were called and the employee was taken to a local medical center, where he was admitted. It was determined that the employee had suffered a stoke and he died from his illness ten days later.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 56 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    479

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