Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1491322.015 - Polek Brothers Tobacco, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1491322.015

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 09/04/2020

Site Address:
Polek Brothers Tobacco, Llc
174 North Maple Street
Enfield, CT 06082

Mailing Address:
72 George Wood Road, Somers, CT 06071

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111910/Tobacco Farming

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/08/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/15/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1652858

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$9,557	$0	$0	$13,654	$0	$23,211
Current Penalty	$5,734	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$7,734
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
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	02/09/2021	03/29/2021	$5,734	$9,557	$0	03/08/2021	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040039 A01	02/09/2021		$1,000	$6,827	$0		I - Informal Settlement
3.	02002	Other	19040039 A02	02/09/2021		$1,000	$6,827	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129215.015

Event: 08/11/2020

Employee becomes ill working in a tobacco field, later dies

At 4:00 p.m. on August 11, 2020, an employee was cutting tobacco in a field when he became ill and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized and later died of possible heat related illness.

Keywords: Agriculture, Collapse, Cutting, Dehydration, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat index, Heat-related illness , Illness, Inexperience, Loss of consciousness, Lost consciousness, Medical Condition, Overheated, Unconsciousness, Weather

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1491322.015	43	M	Fatality		Farm workers

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