OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #827204

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.

ALGONA, IA· 1988-07-14T00:00:00

Event: AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HIGH TEMPERATURE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #104215272
Employer profile: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Summary number: 827204
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Teenage corn detasselers hospitalized for heat exhaustion

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #23, ages 15 through 17, were corn detasselers employed by Pioneer Hybrid International. They were working in a corn field near Algona, IA, in 100 degree F weather and were all hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

Victims (23)

#1 Hospitalized Age 18 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#10 Hospitalized Age 15 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#11 Hospitalized Age 15 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#12 Hospitalized Age 14 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#13 Hospitalized Age 16 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#14 Hospitalized Age 15 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#15 Hospitalized Age 15 M

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#16 Hospitalized Age 14 M

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#17 Hospitalized Age 14 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#18 Hospitalized Age 15 M

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#19 Hospitalized Age 15 M

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 15 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#20 Hospitalized Age 14 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#21 Hospitalized Age 16 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#22 Hospitalized Age 16 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#23 Hospitalized Age 17 M

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 17 M

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 18 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 16 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#6 Hospitalized Age 15 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#7 Hospitalized Age 14 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#8 Hospitalized Age 14 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#9 Hospitalized Age 15 F

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
29

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
479

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1

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