Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123730830 - St Philbert'S Hazelnuts

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 123730830

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 08/21/1992

Site Address:
St Philbert'S Hazelnuts
30400 Tosta Drive
Harrisburg, OR 97446

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0173

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/13/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/27/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361530090

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	7810026 B	11/06/1992	08/21/1992	$750	$1,500	$0	11/25/1992	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170088678

Event: 08/21/1992

Employee killed by grass fire ignited by mower exhaust

Employee #1 was mowing grass in a filbert orchard using an orchard tractor/flail mower combination. Apparently he did not notice that the mower was plugging up near the exhaust pipe, between the front of the mower and the tractor's left attachment arm. The plug-up lifted the tractor's left rear wheel off the ground, causing it to lose traction. The employee's exact intentions or actions are unknown. His leg somehow became caught under the mower shroud. The tractor's exhaust, which was blowing onto the dried grass, ignited it. Workers changing irrigation pipe in the area heard Employee #1 call for help and came to the scene, where they found the grass, the employee's clothes, and the left rear tractor tire on fire. The local fire department was called, but Employee #1 died before they arrived.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AGRICULTURE, FIRE, CAUGHT BY, CLOGGED, LAWN MOWER, TRACTOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123730830			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Farm workers

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