Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14415889 - Employee decapitated by manure spreader

Accident Summary Nr: 14415889 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 01/17/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106588890	01/22/1996	0211	0	Ford Land Co

Abstract: Employee #1 had entered the truck bed of a manure spreader to perform a cleaning operation. The truck's PTO was left engaged, allowing the spreader to continue to operate. Employee #1 became entangled in the rear portion of the manure spreader, where beater bars (propeller-type blades) chop manure. Employee #1 was decapitated. Although the owner's manual and warning stickers prohibit this action, it was common practice for employees who were cleaning the spreader to enter the truck bed while the equipment was running.

Keywords: HEAD, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ENTANGLED, DECAPITATED, POWER TAKE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106588890			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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