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OSHA Injury Report: Brooks Tropicals, LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Brooks Tropicals, LLC in 18400 SW 256 Street, Homestead, FL 33031 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift Operator in avocado farming.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Brooks Tropicals, LLC
Parent company
Brooks Tropicals, LLC
Street
18400 SW 256 Street
City
Homestead
State
FL
ZIP
33031
On-site location
Cooler 11

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Before the incident

Placing pallet in racks

What happened

Something fell into left eye

Injury or illness

Conjunctivitis

Object or substance involved

unknown

Summary line

Placing pallet of papaya in rack with Forklift something fell into left eye

Employee and industry

Job description
Forklift Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
111339 — Avocado farming
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
117
Total hours worked
211950
EIN
743204606
Establishment ID
98448
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
16:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
11FEB26:16:11:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.