Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106474653 - Log Barn Nursery

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106474653

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 09/12/1996

Site Address:
Log Barn Nursery
Crebling Farm, Fowlersville Road
Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Mailing Address:
Box 290 Rd # 5, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/07/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/31/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361914419

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	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19280051 B02 IB	11/07/1996	12/11/1996	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14544183

Event: 08/29/1996

Employee dies after leg amputated by mower

On August 29, 1996, Employee #1, a nursery worker, arrived at a farm near Orangeville, PA and then drove a Kubota 2150 tractor about 5 miles to another farm in Lightstreet, PA. His job that day was to mow between tree rows. He had been mowing a path down a diversion, a treeless area resembling a grass covered road on which tractors run to avoid driving through the tree lines. As he attempted to turn around, the tractor's right front wheel ran over a small embankment, causing the right side of the tractor to tilt. Employee #1 was thrown from his seat and the bush hog mower that was being pulled behind the tractor ran over the lower portion of his right leg. The tractor continued over the embankment approximately 75 yards before coming to rest against a tree. It continued to run for about 10 minutes until the owner arrived at the scene. At approximately 7:45 a.m., Employee #1 contacted the general manager with a walkie-talkie and said he was injured and needed an ambulance. The manager immediately called 911 and had an ambulance dispatched to the farm. The owner of the Log Barn Nursery heard the radio call and immediately drove to the farm. When he arrived, he saw Employee #1 lying on the ground with the lower part of his right leg cut off and a self-applied tourniquet on the upper part of his leg. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the Bloomsburg Hospital, where he underwent surgery to reattach his leg. Sometime during or after the surgery, he started convulsing and was immediately put into an induced coma to relieve brain swelling. He was later transferred to Geisinger Hospital in Danville, PA, where he remained in a coma until he was declared brain dead on September 11, 1996. Life support machines were removed during the evening hours of September 11, and he died after midnight on September 12, 1996.

Keywords: EJECTED, AMPUTATED, UNEVEN GROUND, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, TRACTOR, RUN OVER, BUSH HOG, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106474653			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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