Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1497845.015 - Northern Family Farms, Llp.

Inspection Information - Office: Eau Claire Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1497845.015

Report ID: 0523900

Date Opened: 10/15/2020

Site Address:
Northern Family Farms, Llp.
W13666 Sand Prairie Road
Hixton, WI 54635

Mailing Address:
W10757 Jeffrey Road, Merrillan, WI 54754

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111421/Nursery and Tree Production

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/15/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/28/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1671023	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$9,557	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,557
Current Penalty	$6,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,700
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	19280057 A07 I	04/05/2021	09/01/2021	$6,700	$9,557	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130419.015

Event: 10/08/2020

Employee partially amputates fingertip in clamp of tree bale

At 3:00 p.m. on October 8, 2020, an employee, a laborer, was removing Christmas trees out of the tree baler's clamp after they were baled (wrapped). The employee partially amputated his fingertip, when it was pinched by the clamping mechanism on a RES equipment brand tree baler. The employee was taking a six-foot-long Christmas tree out of the clamp as part of his job. While taking the tree out of the clamp to measure it, the tree slipped out of his hand, so he tried to grab it. The baler operator did not see the employee reaching for the tree again, when s/he activated the baler controls to bring the clamp back into the start position so another tree could be baled. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Activated, Amputated, Amputation, Bale, Baler, Clamp, Fingertip, Laborer, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Slip, Tree

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497845.015	32	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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