Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18022699 - Osceola Farms Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18022699

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 11/09/1992

Site Address:
Osceola Farms Co.
9 Miles East Of Pahokee, Sr 700 (Us 98)
Pahokee, FL 33476

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 679, Pahokee, FL 33476

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0133

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/10/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/18/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361984396

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	01/14/1993	03/05/1993	$4,500	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 920215

Event: 11/05/1992

Employee killed when crushed by collapsing ROPS

Employee #1 brought a dozer to an area where a loaded cane wagon had flipped over when a tractor was bringing four cane wagons to a conveyor that dumps cane into a truck. Employee #1 hooked a short chain to the overturned cane wagon and started dragging it to where it would be righted. The cane wagon struck a mound on the road and bounced up in the air, causing the gate to flip open. The open gate struck the ROPS canopy on the bulldozer, causing it to come down onto Employee #1 and crush him. He was killed. The fiberglass ROPS canopy could not withstand the force of the open gate. A steel or strong metal canopy would have withstood the force.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18022699			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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