Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170354245 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY BULL IN BULL PEN

Accident Summary Nr: 170354245 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/07/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111893327	09/08/1993	4213	0	Robert Moniz Dairy

Abstract: AT 5:30 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1, WHILE WORKING ALONE, WAS CRUSHED BY A BULL. HE WAS FOUND IN THE BULL PEN WITH HIS PITCHFORK ALONGSIDE BY A CO-WORKER. EMPLOYEE #1'S JOB WAS TO FEED THE BULL AND NOT ENTER THE PEN. THE PEN IS RECTANGULAR AND BUILT WITH STURDY 3 1/2-INCH DIAMETER PIPING WITH A FEED CONTAINER AT ONE END. EMPLOYEE #1 MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY TOSSED THE PITCHFORK INTO THE PEN WHILE TOSSING IN HAY FROM OUTSIDE. HE MAY HAVE THEN GONE IN TO RETRIEVE THE PITCHFORK. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD WORKED THERE FOR 4 YEARS AND KNEW NOT TO ENTER THE BULL PENS.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CRUSHED, BULL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111893327			Fatality	Other	Farm workers

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