Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14273189 - 16-year-old employee dies when run over by potato harvester

Accident Summary Nr: 14273189 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 09/25/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18063347	09/27/1988	0134	0	Guerrette Farms

Abstract: Employee #1, age 16, of Guerrette Farms, Caribou, ME, was working behind a potato harvester. He had walked over to the right side of the harvester to pull potato tops out of the machine when the harvester suddenly turned, trapping his leg under one of the wheels. He was completely run over, and died of a crushed skull.

Keywords: WHEEL, MAINTENANCE, AGRICULTURE, HARVESTER, CRUSHED, SKULL, SHARP TURN, RUN OVER, INATTENTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18063347			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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