Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1553805.015 - Odums Sod, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1553805.015

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 09/20/2021

Site Address:
Odums Sod, Inc.
Weathervane Way
Loxahatchee Groves, FL 33470

Mailing Address:
16571 Rembrandt Rd, Loxahatchee Groves, FL 33470

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111421/Nursery and Tree Production

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/20/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/17/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1810621		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139832.015

Event: 09/13/2021

Employee suffers stroke while installing turf during hot wea

At 1:00 p.m. on September 13, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a sod supplier was removing and installing turf grass. The employee stated he was not feeling well after approximately 3.5 hours of work. An ambulance was called and the employee was hospitalized. The employee's daughter stated that the hospital diagnosed the employee with a stroke.

Keywords: Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Illness, Installing, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Landscaping, Overheated, Stroke, Temperature

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553805.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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