Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201493236 - Worker Is Struck and Killed by Falling Wind Machine Blade

Accident Summary Nr: 201493236 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/10/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312914237	03/10/2010	0171	111334	Etchegaray Farms, Llc

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on March 10, 2010, Employee #1 was working for Etchegaray Farms, LLC. He was in a blueberry field, maintaining a wind machine, when the tower section of the machine started to shake violently. This shaking caused two of the machine's blades to fracture and fall. As Employee #1 tried to shut down the machine, one of the blades struck him in the head, killing him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, AGRICULTURE, VIBRATIONS, STRUCK BY, BLADE, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312914237			Fatality	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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