Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302489604 - Agriculture-Smithville-Forestry

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Nashville Office - Public Sector

Inspection Nr: 302489604

Report ID: 0454732

Date Opened: 11/09/1999

Site Address:
Agriculture-Smithville-Forestry
338 Paul Emberton Road
Smithville, TN 37166

Mailing Address:
Ellington Ag Center - Pob 40627 - Melrose Station, Nashville, TN 37204

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/10/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/02/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100620491

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	30012	01/24/2000	01/30/2000	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200620672

Event: 10/29/1999

Employee drowns in farm pond while fighting fire

Employee #1, a forestry division employee, was working at a fire. After spending some time talking with volunteer fire department members, he contacted a plow crew to meet him on the west side of the fire. Meanwhile, a landowner gave Employee #1 directions to the site, but Employee #1 had taken a wrong turn in his truck and ended up stopping beside a pond in a small hollow. The crew did not hear from or see him, and only went to the pond when they saw the truck's lights. Realizing that he might be in the water, they immediately called the rescue squad and the sheriff's department. Employee #1's body was found after a brief search in the water. He is believed to have drowned and preliminary reports indicate that heart attack and foul play were not involved.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, DROWN, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302489604			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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