Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310044987 - Bissette Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 310044987

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 08/16/2006

Site Address:
Bissette Farms
Near Intersection Of Flower Rd. & Woodards Dairy
Middlesex, NC 27557

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 21, Middlesex, NC 27557

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0132

NAICS: 111910/Tobacco Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/16/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/03/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100357664

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$3,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,300
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
1.	01001	Serious	19280057 A06 III	02/09/2007	02/20/2007	$0	$1,400	$0	04/16/2007	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19280057 A07	02/09/2007	02/20/2007	$0	$1,400	$0	04/16/2007	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19280057 B02 I	02/09/2007	02/20/2007	$0	$500	$0	04/16/2007	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	19280057 A06	02/09/2007	02/20/2007	$0	$0	$0	04/16/2007	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200355741

Event: 08/15/2006

Employe Is Killed When Caught in Harvesting Machine

On August 15, 2006, Employee #1, a farm worker, was clearing a jam in a tobacco harvesting machine. For some reason, his shirt became tangled in the machine. The employee was killed.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, STUCK, FARM MACHINERY, CAUGHT BY, HARVESTER, JAMMED, POINT OF OPERATION, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310044987			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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