Southern Grace Farms, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat stroke — ENIGMA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southern Grace Farms, Inc. in ENIGMA, GEORGIA
Employer Southern Grace Farms, Inc. Report ID 2019076649
Address Danforth Field on Nashville Enigma Road, 4 miles south of Hwy 82 City, State ZIP ENIGMA, GEORGIA 31749
Event Date July 2, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat stroke Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 111334 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.35000, -83.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was manually cutting blackberry canes in the field. The employee sustained heat stroke and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 2, 2019, a worker at Southern Grace Farms, Inc. in ENIGMA, GEORGIA suffered heat stroke to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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