Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1243726.015 - 6-Mile Bend Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1243726.015

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 06/30/2017

Site Address:
6-Mile Bend Corporation
33310 County Road 880
Belle Glade, FL 33430

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1785, Belle Glade, FL 33430

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 444220/ Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/20/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1235140	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$6,519	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,519
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19280057 A06	08/09/2017	09/05/2017	$2,000	$2,897	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19280057 A06 IV	08/09/2017		$2,500	$3,622	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 96731.015

Event: 06/28/2017

Employee fractures leg when struck by a tractor

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on June 28, 2017, an employee was attempting to attach a sod aerator onto a tractor at a sod farm. The operator backed the tractor into position to attach a sod aerator. The employee and the farm manager walked in the aerator and tractor to attach both connection pins. The manager was able to successfully attach the connection pin and began to walk around the back of the aerator to assist the employee. The employee asked the operator to ease forward. The tractor then lurched forward and up and struck the employee's left lower leg, resulting in a fracture requiring hospitalization and multiple surgeries to insert pins/screws.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Ankle, Crushed, Fracture, Leg, Struck By, Tractor

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1243726.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Farm workers

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