Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114619091 - Reed Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Wyoming Department Of Workforce Services - Osha Division

Inspection Nr: 114619091

Report ID: 0855610

Date Opened: 07/09/1996

Site Address:
Reed Farms
Park County Lane 9 West
Powell, WY 82435

Mailing Address:
50 County Rd 2 Ec, Cody, WY 82414

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0139

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/10/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/12/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362318198

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170705222

Event: 07/08/1996

Employee killed when crushed by falling bale of hay

Employee #1, a 67-year-old farm laborer, was walking along a truck bed after two bales of hay had been stacked two high and two across the bed. Both bales fell off the truck, and the top bale landed partially on him. The employer, who was loading the hay with a tractor, removed the 1,800 lb bale from Employee #1 and immediately called 911. Employee #1 died from an aortic transection and blunt cardiac injury approximately nine hours after the accident. According to family, friends, and the employer, he had farmed all of his life.

Keywords: CHEST, HEART, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114619091			Fatality	Other	Farm workers

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