Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307047209 - Ed'S Feed Service

Inspection Information - Office: Eau Claire Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307047209

Report ID: 0523900

Date Opened: 04/15/2009

Site Address:
Ed'S Feed Service
3991 State Hwy. 64
Bloomer, WI 54724

Mailing Address:
1020 13th Ave., P. O. Box 52, Bloomer, WI 54724

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2048

NAICS: 311119/Other Animal Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/15/2009

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations

Case Closed: 05/28/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100340694

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,850	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,850
Current Penalty	$1,720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,720
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	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19100132 A	05/06/2009	05/26/2009	$2,100	$2,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19100132 D01 I	05/06/2009	05/26/2009	$1,470	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19100219 C04 I	05/06/2009	05/26/2009	$250	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200340842

Event: 04/15/2009

Employee Caught In Tractor Power Take Off Shaft Is Killed

At approximately 10:10 on Wed. April 15, 2009, Employee #1 and the owner of the farm were loading cob corn from a gravity fed Farm and Fleet Stores wagon up to a John Deere Model 200 elevator owned by the farmer and into the bed of one of the employer's trucks. The wagon was nearly empty when Employee #1 and the farmer, working on the opposite sides of the elevator bent down at the knees and waist to get the last of the corn out of the wagon. As Employee #1 bent down his untucked front shirt tail became entangled in the shaft of the power take off from the tractor powering the elevator. Employee #1's head and neck contacted the moving elevator resulting in lacerations to his head and neck and severe bruising of the face, neck and shoulders. Sheriff and EMTs responded and Employee #1 died at the local hospital a short time later. The listed cause of death from the coroner was that Employee #1 died of massive head and neck trauma to the right side due to the employee's clothes being caught in the power take off.

Keywords: CLOTHING, HEAD, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, NECK, TRACTOR, GRAIN ELEVATOR, POWER TAKE-OFF, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307047209			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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