Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107875916 - Higgins Ranch

Inspection Information - Office: Wyoming Department Of Workforce Services - Osha Division

Inspection Nr: 107875916

Report ID: 0855610

Date Opened: 09/17/1991

Site Address:
Higgins Ranch
1416 E. Green River Rd.
Pinedale, WY 82941

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 814, Pinedale, WY 82941

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/17/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/10/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360789846

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14559884

Event: 09/12/1991

Employee killed when pulled into hay baler

Between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. on September 12, 1991, Employee #1, a ranch hand, was alone cleaning hay from the plunger chute of a New Holland model 320 hay baler. Apparently Employee #1's dog, who always rode in the cab of the International model 1066 tractor with him, inadvertently brushed past the power take-off operating lever and activated the power from the tractor to the hay baler. Employee #1 had left the tractor running. He was caught by the tines that rake hay into the plunger chute and his upper torso was pulled into the plunger chute. Employee #1 sustained a fractured wrist and a severed right arm. In addition, one of the tines punctured the right side of the employee's chest, severing the axillary artery. Employee #1 bled to death.

Keywords: CHEST, SEVERED, FRACTURE, LOSS OF BLOOD, AGRICULTURE, CAUGHT BY, BALER, ARM, POWER TAKE-OFF, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107875916			Fatality	Puncture	Farm workers

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