Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304040959 - Connleaf, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304040959

Report ID: 0112600

Date Opened: 05/16/2001

Site Address:
Connleaf, Inc.
48 Hundred Acres Road
Westfield, MA 01086

Mailing Address:
48 Hundred Acres Rd. P.O. 88, Westfield, MA 01086

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0132

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/21/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/21/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100690262

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	4			1		5
Initial Penalty	$12,250	$0	$0	$3,500	$0	$15,750
Current Penalty	$5,500	$0	$0	$3,500	$0	$9,000
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.	01001A	Serious	19100145 C02 I	06/12/2001	06/22/2001	$1,875	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100145 C02 II	06/12/2001	06/22/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01002	Serious	19280051 D	06/12/2001	07/15/2001	$875	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19280057 A06	06/12/2001	07/15/2001	$875	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19280057 A08 I	06/12/2001	07/15/2001	$1,875	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	02001	Other	19040008	06/12/2001	06/15/2001	$3,500	$3,500	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200690444

Event: 05/12/2001

Employee Decapitated by Hanging Wire

Employee #1 was alone operating a John Deere tractor with a harrowing attachment in an open tobacco field. Apparently, as he was exiting the field between two posts where the tobacco cloth was secured, a section of loose wire caught him under the neck and decapitated him. The tractor continued to operate with his body slumped over in the seat. The tractor made two circles, traveled into an adjacent field, and then returned to the field where the accident occurred. The tractor finally stalled out from the entanglement of the tobacco cloth and wire on the front tires of the tractor.

Keywords: METAL WIRE, TRACTOR, DECAPITATED, INATTENTION, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304040959			Fatality	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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