Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101744399 - Farmland Hydro, Limited Partnership

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101744399

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 06/24/1987

Site Address:
Farmland Hydro, Limited Partnership
4390 C.R. 640 West
Bartow, FL 33830

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2874

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/24/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/27/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360728083

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$810	$0	$0	$0	$0	$810
Current Penalty	$405	$0	$0	$0	$0	$405
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	09/01/1987	06/01/1988	$405	$810	$0	09/24/1987	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14516660

Event: 06/23/1987

Employee dies when overcome by heat

Employee #1 was assigned to open the dome lids on the top of a series of tank cars in the sulfur loading area This required climbing a ladder on the side of each tank car to the platform on top and loosening the approximately 1 1/4 in. diameter nuts. He started near the control and was working his way westward. Over 20 minutes had passed when a coworker in the same area noticed Employee #1's body on top of the 13th rail car in the line. Employee #1 had been overcome by the heat and died. Employee #1 was hired on May 22, 1987 by the Sy McDonald Construction Company and assigned to Farmland Industries on a contract basis. At the time of the accident, he had been working in a sulfur loading area for about three weeks.

Keywords: HEAT, FATIGUE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, UNTRAINED, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101744399			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported

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