OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221377781
EARTHBALANCE CORPORATION
BRISTOL, FL·
Event description
Employee is killed by heat illness while spraying herbicide
Investigation abstract
At 3:30 p.m. on July 30, 2021, an employee was spraying herbicide to remove invasive plants when he fell ill. The employee was overcome by heat and subsequently died of a heat related illness.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 495
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