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Inspection: 304040959 - Connleaf, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield
Nr: 304040959Report ID: 0112600Open Date: 05/16/2001
Connleaf, Inc.
48 Hundred Acres Road
Westfield, MA 01086 		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC: 0132/Tobacco
Mailing: 48 Hundred Acres Rd. P.O. 88, Westfield, MA 01086
Inspection Type:Accident
Scope:Partial Advanced Notice:N
Ownership:Private
Safety/Health:Safety Close Conference:05/21/2001
Close Case:12/21/2001
Related Activity:TypeIDSafetyHealth
 Accident100690262    

Violation Summary
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 Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  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 -

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 200690444Event: 05/12/2001Employee 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
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 304040959 Fatality Amputation Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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