Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221459308

SCHUM ACRES DAIRY OPS LLC

Event
Asphyxiated, Caught Between, Corn, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Equipment, Maintenance, Neck, Trapped
NAICS
112120
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345935134
Employer profile
SCHUM ACRES DAIRY OPS LLC
Summary number
221459308
Report ID
0215800

Event description

Employee is killed when caught between equipment

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 p.m. on May 2, 2022, Employee #1 was in the process of replacing a hydraulic hose on a corn planter. Employee #1 was between two structural members (rails) of a corn planter. When he removed a hydraulic hose, the upper structural member collapsed downward towards the lower structural member, trapping Employee #1 by his neck. The employee was killed due to traumatic injuries to the neck and loss of oxygen.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 40 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    473

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