Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78387.015 - Employee caught in bale elevator and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 78387.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/21/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1080700.015	07/27/2015		112120	Hochstetler Farm

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on July 21, 2015, Employee #1 was tossing bales of straw off of a trailer onto a bale elevator. Employee#1 overthrew a bale and saw that it was not aligned properly on the elevator. The employee jumped off of the trailer that contained the straw bales and walked around to the opposite side of the bale elevator. Her dress became caught in the chain and sprocket and eventually the PTO shaft, causing massive trauma to her head, neck and limbs, killing her at the site.

Keywords: Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Baler, Caught In, Chain, Elevator, Head, Neck, Shaft, Sprocket, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1080700.015	14	F	Fatality		Farm workers
2	1080700.015	14	F	Fatality

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