Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304246820 - Southern Gardens Groves Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304246820

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 07/27/2001

Site Address:
Southern Gardens Groves Corporation
Dunwoody Grove
Clewiston, FL 33440

Mailing Address:
Hc-61 Box 16, Clewiston, FL 33440

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0174

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/30/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/11/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100674357

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,900
Current Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,900
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	10/17/2001	10/22/2001	$4,900	$4,900	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200673341

Event: 07/26/2001

Employee is pinned under vehicle and drowns

At approximately 1:15 p.m. on July 26, 2001, Employee #1 and four coworkers were driving Kawasaki Mule 550 Utility Vehicles to meet the supervisor after cutting the grass of several groves. Upon arrival at the designated location, the supervisor noticed that Employee #1 was missing from the group. He asked the whereabouts of Employee #1. The coworkers told the supervisor that may be he had made a rest stop. The Supervisor told the crew to go search for Employee #1. They discovered Employee #1 pinned under his utility vehicle in water and had drowned because the water level was above his head. Employee #1 apparently ran off the road and into the water. He was not wearing a seatbeat and was tossed from the vehicle and pinned under it.

Keywords: PINNED, DROWN, LOST CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLE, OVERTURN, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304246820			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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