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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221618135

ROTH FAMILY, LLC

Event
Cattle, Caught Between, Gate, Suffocated
NAICS
112120
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347118416
Employer profile
ROTH FAMILY, LLC
Summary number
221618135
Report ID
1032500

Event description

Employee is killed when suffocates

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 p.m. on November 9, 2023, an employee was transferring dairy cattle from the corral area into the barn for milking. The cattle crowd gate was turned on and moving to the end of the barn where the cattle entered. The gate was fully open and raised up as it approached the stops at the end of the barn. The employee was caught in between the wall and the motorized gate, causing suffocation and death.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 44 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    479

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