OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221613375
CAL-FRESH HARVESTING, LLC
SANGER, CA·
Event description
Employee dies of heart attack
Investigation abstract
At 11:30 a.m. on October 30, 2023, an employee was performing hand labor operations, picking oranges from ground level without the use of ladders or mechanically assisted means other than hand tools and carrying equipment. The work being performed was compensation based on piece rate. The temperature at the time of the incident was between 61�F to 72�F, where the average of the preceding daytime high for the previous five days was 71.4�F, according to weather records. The employee lost consciousness and suffered cardiac arrest. The employee died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 55 M
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 889
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