Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159949.015 - Employee dies when struck by falling hay bale

Accident Summary Nr: 159949.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 05/09/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1697610.015	05/10/2023		484122	Fcx2023xe7721x0103 - Desert Tech Transportation, Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on May 9, 2023, an employee working for a freight company was loading hay bales onto a trailer at the intersection of an avenue and a highway. One of the dumps (bales) was falling off the trailer. The employee was working with coworkers to take the dump apart when the hay fell on top of him. The employee died from being struck by the falling load of hay.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Lack of Work Procedures, Loading, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Struck By, Torso, Trailer, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1697610.015	47	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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