Park Family Farm

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Alex Smith was killed while using a skidloader with a hydraulic lift and fork attachment to prepare bales of hay for cow feed. Child labor laws prohibit minors from using such heavy equipment. Park found Smith pinned under the lift and bale of hay with the engine of the skidloader running. Autopsy revealed that Smith died of mechanical asphyxiation after his chest and abdomen were crushed.

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Assistant Attorney General Mark Sweeney; James Shoemaker

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First	Last	Age	Title	Employer	Injury Type
Alex	Smith	14	Child Laborer	Park Family Farm	Fatality

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Name	Type	Title	Plea Information	Conviction Sentence
Luke Park	Individual	Owner	Pleaded guilty to Endangering the Welfare of a Child (misdemeanor), Willful Failure to Pay a Contribution to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (misdemeanor), and Prohibited Employment of a Minor (misdemeanor).	Sentenced to three concurrent periods of 60 days in jail to be served 9pm Sundays to 4pm Tuesdays, plus three years of probation.
Penal Crimes Charged Falsifying Business Records (N.Y. Penal Law Sec. 175); Endangering the Welfare of a Child (N.Y. Penal Law Sec. 260.10)			Other Crimes Charged Labor Code violation for Willful Failure to Pay Unemployment Insurance Contributions (Sec. 633); Labor Code violation for Filing False Unemployment Insurance Contribution Returns (Sec. 642); Labor Code violation for Prohibited Employment of Minors (Secs. 130, 145); Labor Code violation for Illegal Work Hours for Minors (Secs. 142, 143, 145);

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