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Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 476540.015 - Sugar Farms Co-Op

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 476540.015
Report ID: 0418800
Date Opened: 06/19/2012

Site Address:
Sugar Farms Co-Op
15500 U.S. 27
South Bay, FL 33493

Mailing Address:
25500 Cr880 And Atlantic Sugar Mill Road, Belle Glade, FL 33430

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111998/All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/20/2012

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/26/2012

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 394630
Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 19795.015
Event: 06/14/2012
Employee is drowned when tractor drove into canal

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on June 14, 2012, an employee was operating a tractor with a spray rig which required him to get off the tractor to spray using a hand held sprayer while spraying weeds with Roundup herbicide on lateral ditch, water culvert, and on the side of the road. After finishing spraying the weeds around the culvert, the employee got into the tractor and travelled approximately 93 feet and drove into a canal. The employee drowned.

Keywords: Canal, Drown, Drowning, Tractor, Water

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 476540.015 39 M Fatality Farm workers
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