OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221522444

T.M. HARVESTING, INC.

WAUCHULA, FL— 2022-12-17T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Contact, Electrocuted, Fruit, Metal Ladder, Moving, Overhead Power Line, Picking
NAICS: 115115
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346399348
Employer profile: T.M. HARVESTING, INC.
Summary number: 221522444
Report ID: 0420600

Event description

Employee is electrocuted while picking oranges

Investigation abstract

At 5:10 p.m. on December 17, 2022, an employee was picking oranges in an orchard using an18-foot aluminum ladder to reach the oranges. The employee was moving the ladder when it made contact with overhead powerlines, and he was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Event type
13

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