Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159402.015 - Employee is killed when pulled into baler

Accident Summary Nr: 159402.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 08/03/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1694044.015	08/07/2023		112920	Jeremiah Geeseman

Abstract: At 8:45 p.m. on August 3, 2023, an employee was on a tractor when it is believed that a slug of alfalfa hay needed to be removed from a baler. The employee did not shut down the equipment and exited the tractor. When the employee kicked the hay, the baler pulled the employee into the conveyor mechanism of the machine. The employee sustained multiple traumatic injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Baler, Conveyor, Farm Machinery, Lockout/Tagout, Pulled In, Tractor, Traumatic

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1694044.015	23	M	Fatality

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