Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1641551.015 - Rafael Barajas

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1641551.015

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 01/02/2023

Site Address:
Rafael Barajas
12210 Loxahatchee Road
Parkland, FL 33076

Mailing Address:
6033 Strafford Oaks, Sebring, FL 33875

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 115115/Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/03/2023

Emphasis: N:Heatnep, L:Landscpe

Case Closed: 12/15/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1983096

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$15,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,625
Current Penalty	$12,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	06/22/2023	07/19/2023	$12,500	$15,625	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 152546.015

Event: 01/01/2023

Employee is killed due to heat illness while farming

At 3:15 p.m. on January 1, 2023, an employee, a migrant farm worker, was placing wooden stakes in the ground to support bell pepper plants at a farm. The employee was on his first day on the job and he was struggling to keep pace with more experienced farmworkers. The employee complained of fatigue and leg pain as the area's heat index neared 90 degrees. Sometime later, coworkers found the employee unresponsive in a shallow drainage ditch. The employee died due to symptoms related to heat illness.

Keywords: Agriculture, Farm, Farm worker, Heat, Heat index, Heat-related illness , Migrant Farm Worker, Unresponsive

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1641551.015	28	M	Fatality

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