OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221673932

LOVIN CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC.

THOMSON, GA· 2024-06-12T00:00:00

Event: Automatic Machine, Bush Hog, Caught Between, Ejected, Ground, Thrown, Trapped
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347548943
Employer profile: LOVIN CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221673932
Report ID: 0418100
Project type: E
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee is killed when thrown from bush hog

Investigation abstract

At 6:30 p.m. on June 12, 2024, Employee #1, employed in highway maintenance, was mowing grass along a public highway. While operating the bush hog, the front tire became ensnared in a hole, causing the employee to be thrown from the machine onto the ground in front of it. The employee became trapped between the bush hog and the ground, sustaining unspecified severe injuries. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
6

Occupation code
7010

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