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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221446958

KERN LABOR CONTRACTING, INC.

Event
AGRICULTURE MACHINERY/VEHICLE, BLIND SPOT, CRUSHED, EMBANKMENT, FOOD PROCESSING, SHOVEL, STRUCK BY
NAICS
115115
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345792659
Employer profile
KERN LABOR CONTRACTING, INC.
Summary number
221446958
Report ID
0950647

Event description

EMPLOYEE IS KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY MACHINE

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 p.m. on September 22, 2021, an employee was shoveling pistachios into an elevator machine. A coworker was operating the almond bankout machine and was u naware that the employee was on the blind side of the machine. The coworker move d the equipment forward to an embankment and struck the employee, pulling him un der the machine and killing him. The employee died upon being crushed by the rig ht side wheel.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 0

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    889

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