Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202369161 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Falling Hay Bale

Accident Summary Nr: 202369161 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 02/14/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315796482	02/14/2012	0139	111940	Rich E Knight

Abstract: On February 14, 2012, a witness stated that he and Employee #1 were untying the canvas covering the haystack. The bales weighed about 1,500 pounds and were stacked six bales high and two across, with a taller stack in the middle. The witness said that he was on one side of the haystack and Employee #1 walked to the other side. As Employee #1 walked around the end of the stack, the stack collapsed. Three large bales came down from the end row, with one bale falling on top of Employee #1. An on-site JCB Model 541 materials handler was used to lift the bale up enough to pull Employee #1 out from under it. Employee #1 was then transported to the Toppenish Hospital in Toppenish, Washington, where at 4:30 p.m. he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: CRUSHED, BALER, FALL, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315796482			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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