Inspection Detail
Inspection: 116512427 - U.S. Sugar Corporation
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Inspection Information - Office: Ft. Lauderdale | ||||
Nr: 116512427 | Report ID: 0418800 | Open Date: 08/07/1996 | ||
U.S. Sugar Corporation | ||||
Field 43 Range 38 Section 19 Clewiston, FL 33440 | Union Status: Union | |||
SIC: 2061/Cane Sugar, Except Refining | ||||
Mailing: 111 Ponce De Leon Street, Clewiston, FL 33440 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/07/1996 | |
Close Case: | 02/18/1997 | |||
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 361076680 |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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Summary Nr: 200670388 | Event: 08/06/1996 | Employee Killed When Crushed By Falling Ramp | ||||
On August 6, 1996, Employee #1 was lowering a lowboy ramp that was controlled by a hydraulic ram. He was standing under the ramp when, without warning, it fell on top of him. Employee #1 was killed. The left ramp had fallen while he was driving. The hydraulic ram assembly had then broken off, and the hydraulic line had parted. | ||||||
Keywords: hydraulic ram, hydraulic lift, ramp, equipment failure, hydraulic line, struck by, falling object | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
1 | 116512427 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |