Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 143408.015 - Employee Is Killed After Veering Into Canal And Drowning

**Accident: 143408.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/03/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1576331.015	12/03/2021		Okeelanta Corporation

At 10:00 a.m. on December 3, 2021, an employee had picked up a three wagon loade d of sugar cane and was driving North to transport the load. A coworker he notic ed he was driving with difficulty and radioed the employee to ask if he was ok i n Spanish. The coworker asked twice but did not get a response. Witnesses indica ted they saw the employee veer left (East) into a canal. The employee was found dead from drowning.

Keywords: agriculture, agriculture machinery/vehicle, asphyxiated, canal, driver, driving, drown, drowning, farm, farm machinery, lack of oxygen, lost control, wagon, water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1576331.015	47	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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