Occupational Safety
Autopsy Report Confirms Heat Stroke Diagnosis
Written by barb howe Thursday, 19 June 2008 13:05
The autopsy report released yesterday (June 18th) by the San Joaquin County Coroner's Office confirmed that Maria Isabel, the 17 year old farmworker who collapsed in a California vineyard last May died of "heat stroke/sun stroke due to occupational environmental exposure". Her family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. You can download the complaint here. Marcos Camacho who is on Farmworker Justice's Board of Directors is one of the lawyers representing Maria's family.
FJ Report: Heat Related Illness: An Occupational Health Concern for Farmworkers
In other health news, the California State Department of Managed Health Care announced the funding of a new program to help health care providers obtain better access to the health records of migrant farmworkers so that when they travel, their health records travel with them.
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