Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140386.015 - Employee is killed when pulled into harvester auger

Accident Summary Nr: 140386.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/07/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1559298.015	10/07/2021		484121	Drew Beachler

Abstract: At 4:53 p.m. on October 7, 2021, an employee was operating an almond harvester when he reached inside the Flory 1400 Conveyor Cart with his arm. The employee's arm became entangled in the left side of the auger pulling his whole body into the auger. The employee was rotated and struck against the interior frame of the cart and was killed.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Arm, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Cart, Caught By, Caught In, Entangled, Equipment Operator, Farm, Farm Machinery, Frame, Harvester, Machine Guarding, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft, Struck Against, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1559298.015	19	M	Fatality

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