Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1498659.015 - Reginald Boyce

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1498659.015

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 10/20/2020

Site Address:
Reginald Boyce
12 Mcnally St
Goshen, NY 10924

Mailing Address:
431 Crawford Street, Pine Bush, NY 12566

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/20/2020

Emphasis: N:Svep

Case Closed: 04/08/2026

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1674878	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1	1				2
Current Violations	1	1				2
Initial Penalty	$4,096	$27,306	$0	$0	$0	$31,402
Current Penalty	$3,072	$20,479	$0	$0	$0	$23,551
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	19260300 B01	04/15/2021	07/25/2022	$3,072	$4,096	$0	05/11/2021	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Willful	5A0001	04/15/2021	07/25/2022	$20,479	$27,306	$0	05/11/2021	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130539.015

Event: 10/19/2020

Employee catches clothing in spinning PTO auger, later dies

At 1:00 p.m. on October 19, 2020, an employee pushed down on a Bush Hog Model #2101 Post Hole Digger attachment while the auger was beginning to spin. The employee caught his clothing in power take off (PTO) auger shaft causing him to be violently twisted around the shaft. The employee suffered numerous lacerations to his arms, chest, abdomen, and internally to his liver, heart and lungs, and later died.

Keywords: Abdomen, Arm, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught By, Caught In, Chest, Clothing, Guard, Heart, Laceration, Landscaper, Landscaping, Liver, Lung, Machine Guarding, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft, Shaft, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498659.015	38	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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