Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116512492 - Talisman Sugar Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116512492

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 02/19/1997

Site Address:
Talisman Sugar Corporation
Sugar Field L-Nw Field 8
Belle Glade, FL 33430

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 814, Belle Glade, FL 33430

Union Status: Union

SIC:2061

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/19/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/07/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361082324

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 920538

Event: 02/13/1997

Employee dies two days after driving tractor over bank

At approximately 4:00 a.m., Employee #1, a tractor driver in a sugar cane field in Belle Glade, FL, was told to move up and dump a 4 ton load of cane into a cage trailer so that the cane could be transported to the mill. According to the driver at the rear of the tractor, Employee #1 steered the tractor toward a canal and went over the bank. The employee was rescued from the enclosed tractor cab and taken to the hospital. Nothing was found wrong with him and he agreed to have his blood alcohol level checked. Two days later, Employee #1 died of respiratory failure.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, RESPIRATORY, CANAL, TRACTOR, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116512492			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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