Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1545556.015 - Wa317965096 - Virgil Gamache Farms Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 1545556.015

Report ID: 1055350

Date Opened: 07/30/2021

Site Address:
Wa317965096 - Virgil Gamache Farms Inc
6371 Fort Rd
Toppenish, WA 98948

Mailing Address:
6371 Fort Rd, Toppenish, WA 98948

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111940/Hay Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/22/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/21/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1793725

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
Current Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
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	296-307-08012(1)(A)	12/14/2021	07/30/2021	$1,200	$1,200	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 138765.015

Event: 07/29/2021

Employee dies from overexertion during hot weather

At 2:45 p.m. on July 29, 2021, after an employee did not show up at the end of his shift he was found in a field sitting on the floorboard of his tractor unresponsive with breathing problems. Presumably, the tractor had become stuck in the mud and the worker attempted to dig it out with a shovel when the air temperature was 95 degrees Fahrenheit. No further details are available, but the employee subsequently died as a result of the possible overexertion in the heat.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Driver, Equipment Operator, Farm Machinery, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Illness, Overheated, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Shortness of breath, Shovel, Tractor, Unresponsive, Weather

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1545556.015	76	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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