Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310050307 - Haines City Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310050307

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 04/19/2006

Site Address:
Haines City Industries, Inc.
Ggi Davis Grove,Ruby Ellis & Griffin Road
Frostproof, FL 33843

Mailing Address:
1306 Melbourne Ave., Haines City, FL 33844

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0174

NAICS: 111310/Orange Groves

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/01/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/29/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102454816

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	$4,165	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,165
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	08/02/2006	08/07/2006	$4,165	$4,900	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202461539

Event: 04/18/2006

Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Loader Vehicle

At approximately 4:45 p.m. on April 18, 2006, Employee #1 was on a wooden ladder that measured 16.5 feet tall, picking oranges. While Employee #1 was picking the produce, a loader vehicle, containing nine fully-loaded bins, was backing down the same row. As the loader traveled in reverse, it struck the ladder Employee #1 was working from, and ran over both the ladder and Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed due to severe crushing injuries. The accident investigation revealed that the operator of the loader vehicle could not see Employee #1 as he traveled in reverse, due to his right side being blocked by the loaded orange bins and loader's crane. However, the vehicle did have a back-up alarm, which was in operation and audible to all employees. There was no worker present to assist the operator in backing down the orange grove row.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW, OVERLOADED, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310050307			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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