Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-09-28 | Myakka City | Fl | CLASSIE GROWERS, L.L.C. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A temporary employee was in the fields picking cucumbers when he became disoriented and lightheaded and developed cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration/heat exhaustion. | |||||
2019-06-18 | Myakka City | Florida | RAINBROOK FARMS, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was picking tomato stakes from a tomato field when the employee experienced dizziness, cramps, weakness, and stomach pain. The employee was hospitalized due to dehydration. | |||||
2018-04-30 | Myakka City | Florida | Utopia Farms | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was working on field equipment when a bearing fell on his right toe, crushing it. | |||||
2017-02-20 | Myakka City | Florida | Falkner Farms, LLC | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell off a stepladder to the floor, suffering two lumbar compression fractures and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-04-21 | Myakka City | Florida | DeLeon Agricultural Services, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was hospitalized due to dehydration after picking pickles in the field. |