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OSHA Proposed Heat Protections for Workers. Two Years Later, They’re Still Not Final.
In Florida, where the state has banned adoption of local laws intended to protect outdoor workers, the lack of federal rules leaves individuals particularly vulnerable.
By Amy Green
The 28-year-old had arrived with a work visa from Mexico just a day before he collapsed at a Florida farm while placing wooden stakes, supports for bell pepper plants. The farmworker had already voiced symptoms of heat illness: fatigue and leg pain. He was found later that day in a shallow drainage ditch. His death was attributed to the unforgiving heat.