Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18063347 - Guerrette Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Augusta Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18063347

Report ID: 0111100

Date Opened: 09/27/1988

Site Address:
Guerrette Farms
Potato Field On Warson Memorial Drive
Caribou, ME 04736

Mailing Address:
M.R. A. Box 12, Caribou, ME 04736

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0134

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/07/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/23/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360863559

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			2		5
Current Violations	3			2		5
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19280057 A06	02/10/1989	02/13/1989	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19280057 B02 I	02/10/1989	02/13/1989	$250	$250	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19280057 A01 II	02/10/1989	02/13/1989	$250	$250	$0	-
4.	02001	Other	19040002 B02	02/10/1989	02/13/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02002	Other	19040008	02/10/1989	02/13/1989	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14273189

Event: 09/25/1988

16-year-old employee dies when run over by potato harvester

Employee #1, age 16, of Guerrette Farms, Caribou, ME, was working behind a potato harvester. He had walked over to the right side of the harvester to pull potato tops out of the machine when the harvester suddenly turned, trapping his leg under one of the wheels. He was completely run over, and died of a crushed skull.

Keywords: WHEEL, MAINTENANCE, AGRICULTURE, HARVESTER, CRUSHED, SKULL, SHARP TURN, RUN OVER, INATTENTION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18063347			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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