OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221434087

OKEELANTA CORPORATION

SOUTH BAY, FL· 2021-12-03T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Asphyxiated, Canal, Driver, Driving, Drown, Drowning, Farm, Farm Machinery, Lack of oxygen, Lost Control, Wagon, Water
NAICS: 111930
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345763312
Employer profile: OKEELANTA CORPORATION
Summary number: 221434087
Report ID: 0418800

Event description

Employee is killed after veering into canal and drowning

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on December 3, 2021, an employee had picked up a three wagon loaded of sugar cane and was driving North to transport the load. A coworker he noticed he was driving with difficulty and radioed the employee to ask if he was ok in Spanish. The coworker asked twice but did not get a response. Witnesses indicated they saw the employee veer left (East) into a canal. The employee was found dead from drowning.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
889

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