Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172549.015 - Employee delivering cattle feed is electrocuted by overhead

Accident Summary Nr: 172549.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/08/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1792686.015	12/10/2024		813990	21st Century Cooperative

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 a.m. on December 8, 2024, an employee was delivering cattle feed at a private farm and operating the bulk feed truck discharge auger from the front ground controls. While raising and turning the discharge auger toward the rear of the truck, the auger contacted overhead power lines, causing an arc event. The employee suffered fatal electrocution.

Keywords: Auger, Auger Mechanism, Electric Arc, Electrical, Electrocuted, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Overhead Power Line, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1792686.015	60	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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