Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106498454 - Golden Gem Growers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106498454

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 06/26/1992

Site Address:
Golden Gem Growers, Inc.
18526 Cr 44a
Eustis, FL 32726

Mailing Address:
P. O. Drawer 9, Umatilla, FL 32784

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2037

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/01/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/07/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360148365

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14333603

Event: 06/24/1992

Employee killed when pinned under tractor mower

Employee #1, a tractor operator, had been mowing orange grove #438, known as Schrieff Harvison Grove. At approximately 7:00 p.m., a coworker found Employee #1 pinned under the mower. The tractor was found still running without the hand brake set. While being transferred to the hospital, Employee #1 told the paramedics that after he had disengaged and partially raised the mower, he had dismounted from the tractor to check the mower. Employee #1 died of internal bleeding from a lacerated heart. Apparently Employee #1 had failed to set the brake, and the tractor, which was on an incline, rolled over Employee #1 and down a hill. The Deutz tractor, model D6806, serial #7562429, was used with a mower FMC 1981, model PG, serial #190431.

Keywords: HEART, BRAKE, PINNED, WORK RULES, STEEP GRADE, LACERATION, LAWN MOWER, TRACTOR, UNMANNED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106498454			Fatality	Other	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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