Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201484060 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Hay Bale

Accident Summary Nr: 201484060 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 12/29/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125845396	04/19/2001	0241	0	J&T Dairy West

Abstract: On December 29, 2000, Employee #1, a farm worker, was preparing to feed cows in the early morning. The weather was cold and foggy. He would get large bales of hay off the stock which were stacked 4 bales high. Each bale weighted approximately 1,400 to 1,600 pounds. Employee #1 was found by a coworker sitting on the ground facing one bale of hay, his head bent over between his legs with a second bale of hay leaning against his back pushing him down. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, due to compression asphyxia.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, ASPHYXIATED, FARM MACHINERY, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125845396			Fatality	Asphyxia	Farm workers

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