Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1493388.015 - Wescor Farming Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Roanoke (Regional Office) -Safety 0355118

Inspection Nr: 1493388.015

Report ID: 0355118

Date Opened: 09/17/2020

Site Address:
Wescor Farming Llc
2268 Wesendonck Rd
Bland, VA 24315

Mailing Address:
407 Lumber Lane, Independence, VA 24348

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 112111/Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/17/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/15/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1661732

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130344.015

Event: 09/16/2020

Employee is killed when struck by steer

At 10:15 a.m. on September 16, 2020, an employee was moving four steer into a loading area when one of the steer turned and charged striking the employee and the gate. The employee was in process of inserting a pin into the gate latch when he was struck by the steer and sustained fatal head trauma.

Keywords: Animal, Animal Handler, Blunt force trauma, Head, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493388.015	30	M	Fatality		Farmers, except horticultural

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