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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221692254

W.H.B. CATTLE, LP

Event
Asphyxiated, Dump Truck, Engulfed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Farm, Farm worker, Flatbed Trailer, Semi Tractor Trailer, Soybeans
NAICS
112120
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347685679
Employer profile
W.H.B. CATTLE, LP
Summary number
221692254
Report ID
0627700

Event description

Employee is killed when falls into trailer belly and asphyxi

Investigation abstract

At 9:50 a.m. on August 8, 2024, Employee #1 was assisting in unloading soybean meal from a dual belly dump trailer. While checking in OTR drivers and identifying the types of cow feed to deliver, Employee #1 climbed on top of the trailer to help break apart compacted soybean meal from the first belly of the trailer. While working, Employee #1 fell into the first belly as the meal was unloading and became engulfed in the soybean meal. Employee #1 suffered fatal asphyxiation and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 58 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    889

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