Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302168885 - Hugo Mejia Dba Mejia Racing Stables

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

Inspection Nr: 302168885

Report ID: 1055350

Date Opened: 11/02/1998

Site Address:
Hugo Mejia Dba Mejia Racing Stables
1301 S Fair Ave/Yakima Meadows
Yakima, WA 98902

Mailing Address:
4795 River Crest Dr, Salem, OR 97030

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0752

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/03/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/14/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361220007

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	0240004002	01/07/1999	02/24/1999	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171038482

Event: 10/31/1998

Employee killed in fall from racehorse

At 8:45 a.m. on October 31, 1998, Employee #1 rode the race horse, China Bend, to the starting gate for her morning schooling. The horse and rider broke straight from the gate and continued down the track or chute for about 70 yards. At the quarter or 3/8 pole, where the chute joins the track, the horse was observed to duck or dip to the right. This action unseated Employee #1, causing him to fall to the surface of the track. He sustained a crushing injury to his spinal cord at the C1-C2 region, and a fracture and dislocation of his cervical spine at the same location. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced brain dead at 11:45 a.m. At the time of the accident, he was wearing a Saratoga riding helmet, an ASTM-approved standard for head gear and used in horse-related sports and horseback riding.

Keywords: HEAD, SPINE, AGRICULTURE, HORSE, ANIMAL HANDLER, RACETRACK, CRUSHED, FALL, NECK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302168885			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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