Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308385368 - Valley Mead Farm

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308385368

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 06/29/2006

Site Address:
Valley Mead Farm
N6395 County Road N
Monticello, WI 53570

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0241

NAICS: 112120/Dairy Cattle and Milk Production

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/23/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/29/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100801307
Referral	200804409	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
Current Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19280051 D	11/03/2006	12/19/2006	$2,100	$2,100	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200801587

Event: 06/28/2006

Employee Is Pinned by Loader Bucket and Is Killed

On June 28, 2006, Employee #1 was training a coworker to operate and drive a Case Model Number1840 skid-loader. The coworker was driving this skid-loader through the barnyard carrying loads of animal feed to barn Number 3. At approximately 2:30 p.m. as the coworker was traversing the barnyard in the loader Employee #1 jumped into the bucket of the moving loader. This action caused the coworker to lose control of the loader, and Employee #1 was thrown or ejected from the bucket as a result. Employee #1's head was pinned between the loader bucket and the ground, and he died of a massive head injury.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, HEAD, AGRICULTURE, LOADER BUCKET, PINNED, CRUSHED, LOADER, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308385368			Fatality	Fracture	Farm workers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.