Farm Worker Dies After Collapsing in Field During Late-Summer Heat Wave
On September 7, 2024, a 43-year-old farm worker, Oscar Pimentel, collapsed and died while harvesting crops at a farm in Oxnard, California during a late-summer heat wave. According to family members, Pimentel had complained earlier in the day of “suffocating from the heat” while working in the fields. His wife, who was working at a different farm nearby, reported that her employer had halted field work by 10:00 a.m. due to rising temperatures and had provided additional heat breaks — precautions that were reportedly not in place at Pimentel’s worksite. Although […]This content is for BHHC Safety Center policy holders.
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