Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200672384 - Employee killed when struck by flying trailer hitch

Accident Summary Nr: 200672384 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 03/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303182398	04/10/2000	0174	0	Samuel B. & Raul Macias

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a loader truck at block #3 in the citrus fields owned by Minton & Sun, Inc., Indiantown, FL. His loader truck became stuck in the muddy soil approximately 375 ft south of the central roadway at Minton Groves. His employer chained the loader to a second loader and tried to pull the stuck vehicle from the mud. The hitch on the employer's truck broke off and flew up, striking Employee #1 in the face. He was killed. Employee #1 had been a crew leader with the company for approximately six years.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, STUCK VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, MIRED, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303182398			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors, farm workers

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