Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109004093 - Talisman Sugar Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109004093

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 12/16/1992

Site Address:
Talisman Sugar Corporation
1 Mi. North, Us 27, Farm Field 16, Range 13e
South Bay, FL 33493

Mailing Address:
16 Mi. South Of South Bay On Us 27, South Bay, FL 33493

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0133

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/27/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/27/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360955322

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 920033

Event: 12/07/1992

Employee drowns in canal after driving too close to its edge

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on December 7, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a 1965 M-R-S- tractor with two 1973 Vanguard cane trailers attached. He was driving from one cane field to another loading up his trailer with cane. It appears that Employee #1, who was traveling on the south side of a canal at farm F, field 16, drifted to the left and drove into the canal. The trailer overturned, pinning the employee under the cab in about 5 feet of water. Employee #1's coworkers rescued him and immediately administered CPR until an ambulance arrived. The medical examiner pronounced Employee #1 dead. He had drowned. Inspection of the tractor did not reveal any equipment malfunction that might have led to the accident.

Keywords: CPR, AGRICULTURE, CANAL, PINNED, WORK RULES, TRACTOR, DROWN, LOST CONTROL, OVERTURN, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109004093			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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