OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221431885
JACKPOT HARVESTING COMPANY, INC.
CAMARILLO, CA·
Event description
Employee is struck in head by pallet, later dies of illness
Investigation abstract
On December 8, 2021, an employee was operating a harvesting machine spraying a chain when a coworker picked up an empty pallet and tossed it onto the chain belt. The employee was struck by the pallet on the right side of his head causing a superficial cut above his right ear. The employee received first aid at the jobsite, but was hospitalized five days after the accident. The employee later died of non-work related illness.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 479
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