Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221465420

STEPHEN H. SMITH FARMS, INC.

Event
Bus, Bus Driver, Crushed, Run Over, Traffic Accident
NAICS
111219
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345986145
Employer profile
STEPHEN H. SMITH FARMS, INC.
Summary number
221465420
Report ID
0950624

Event description

Employee is killed when run over by bus

Investigation abstract

At 2:50 a.m. on May 25, 2022, an employee was suspected to have been sleeping under a bus in front of a coworker's home that was used to transport workers to different locations. The coworker, the bus driver, came out of his house, inspected the vehicle, and started the bus. The coworker along with another coworker entered the bus and began to drive down the driveway. As they were leaving the driveway, it felt as if they ran over a bump which was abnormal. The employee had been run over by the bus, his entire body was crushed by the wheels of the bus, and he was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 36 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    889

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