Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1089236.015 - Wa317937765 - Flat Top Ranch Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Yakima Service Location, Yakima, Wa

Inspection Nr: 1089236.015

Report ID: 1055350

Date Opened: 09/01/2015

Site Address:
Wa317937765 - Flat Top Ranch Llc
Apple Block 9b Off Kahlotus Rd
Prosser, WA 99350

Mailing Address:
2521 Fish Hook Park Road, Prescott, WA 99348

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111331/Apple Orchards

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/2015

Emphasis: P:Agri, S:Agri

Case Closed: 01/28/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1015559

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	296-307-07013(2)	12/18/2015	09/01/2015	$2,500	$2,500	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 79299.015

Event: 08/26/2015

Employee falls from truck and later dies

At 8:40 a.m. on August 26, 2015, Employee #1 was riding in the bed of his employer's pickup truck, moving from one location of the orchard to another. The employee fell out of the moving pickup and complained of knee pain, but refused medical treatment. Later Employee #1 became unconscious and the employer decided to take him for medical treatment. Employee #1 was transported by the employer to multiple medical facilities, some of which refused to treat the employee because he was unconscious. Employee #1 was diagnosed with a brain bleed prior to dying.

Keywords: Agriculture, Brain, Fall, Knee, Pickup Truck, Unconsciousness

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1089236.015	62	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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