Pacific Topsoils

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Bradley Hogue died on the second day of his job after suffering blunt force injuries when he fell into an auger that was being used to distribute bark. The company had no prior violations that could be shown because there had been no safety complaints since 2008 and no state inspections for 6 years prior to the incident.

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First	Last	Age	Title	Employer	Injury Type
Bradley	Hogue	19	Unavailable	Pacific Topsoils	Fatality

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Name	Type	Title	Plea Information	Conviction Sentence
Pacific Topsoils	Entity	Entity	Pleaded guilty to labor code violation causing death to an employee	As part of a settlement, the company agreed to pay $100,000 for labor violations, keep a safety consultant on staff for two years, and submit mandatory reports every six months to the Department of Labor and Industries.
Penal Crimes Charged Unavailable			Other Crimes Charged Violation of Labor Safety Regulation with Death Resulting (RCW 49.17.190)

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