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Rep. Bronna Kahle's legislation would exempt family farm owners from specific MIOSHA reporting requirements after accidental farm deaths.

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From Staff Reports LANSING — The Michigan House on Thursday approved legislation that aims to protect family farmers from fines that result from Michigan's workplace safety law. State Rep. Bronna Kahle, R- Adrian, introduced the bill following the death of Blissfield Township farmer Keith Eisenmann in November 2019. House Bill 4031 passed on an 83-25 vote. It will go to the Senate for consideration. Under current law, if a fatality happens on a family farm and the family does not report it to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) within eight hours, the family...

By Dean Cousino and Michigan Farm News BLISSFIELD TWP. — Eight months after paying a $12,000 fine, the Eisenmann family can finally put that day behind them, tuck it away and move on. That day was Nov. 26, 2019, when Keith Eisenmann fell to his death. The 68-year-old Blissfield cash-crop farmer made roof repairs before a wind storm hit the farm. But the roof collapsed. And the family grieved. They didn’t report the fatality within eight hours to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Taking care of Keith was more important, the family said. Still, a failure to do so m...