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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1166545 - Kennedy Groves Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office
Site Address:
Kennedy Groves Inc.
3401 No. U.S. L
Winter Beach, FL 32960
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 968, Vero Beach, FL 32961
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0174
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/19/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/22/1985
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360536445 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 19040002 A | 03/14/1985 | 03/20/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A 1980 INTERNATIONAL, MODEL 584, LOW PROFILE FARM TRACTOR (SER #270581ETY), TOWING A TRAILER. THE TRACTOR WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A ROPS OR SEAT BELT. HE AND HIS HELPER WERE FERTILIZING SMALL TREES THAT WERE PLANTED WITHIN A MATURE GRAPEFRUIT GROVE. THE ROWS OF TREES WERE SEPARATED BY SODDED ROADS. THE ROADS WERE 15 FEET WIDE AND HAD A 3 FOOT WIDE, SHALLOW FURROW DOWN THE CENTER. AT THE ROW ENDS THERE WAS A PERPENDICULAR ROAD WHICH WAS USED TO GAIN ACCESS TO EACH ROW. AS EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN AT THE END OF A ROW, HE WAS STRUCK AND KNOCKED FROM THE TRACTOR SEAT BY SOME LIMBS ON THE TREE TO HIS LEFT. THE TOWED WAGON WAS ATOP HIM BEFORE HE COULD SCRAMBLE OUT OF THE WAY. HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE WAGON AND THE GROUND AND DRAGGED 15 FEET, UNTIL THE TRACTOR BECAME STUCK IN A DRAINAGE DITCH. HE WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Keywords: TREE LIMB, AGRICULTURE, CRUSHED, FALL, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, TRAILER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1166545 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |