OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221642598

PITMAN FARMS

SANGER, CA· 2024-02-21T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Cleaning, Driving, Flatbed Truck, Food processing, Laborer, Meat Processing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Run Over, Struck By, Tractor--Truck, Trailer Truck, Truck Driver, Unloading
NAICS: 311615
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347293490
Employer profile: PITMAN FARMS
Summary number: 221642598
Report ID: 0950625

Event description

Employee dies from multiple trauma when struck by truck

Investigation abstract

At 12:07 a.m. on February 21, 2024, an employee working as a laborer for a poultry processor was cleaning flatbed truck beds and moving crates that carry poultry. A coworker moved the trucks into position for unloading after which time the employee moved the crates and cleaned off poultry debris from the truck bed. The employee was working between the truck cab and the trailer, while the coworker pulled the truck forward. The employee was struck and run over by the truck. The employee died at the scene due to multiple blunt force trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
889

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