Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101267.015 - Employee is crushed and killed by a harvester

Accident Summary Nr: 101267.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1281165.015	12/04/2017		111339	Roger Molter Farms Inc

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on October 21, 2017, an employee was backing a walk-behind Friday Cherry shaker harvester into a pole barn. The employee backed the harvester into the wall of the pole barn. The constant pressure lever was caught on the employee and was not able to release it and disengage the harvester. The employee's chest was pinned and crushed by the harvester and was killed.

Keywords: Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Chest, Crushed, Harvester, Pinned

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1281165.015	69	M	Fatality		Farmers, except horticultural

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