Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221697527

HOLESHOT POWERSPORTS, LLC.

Event
Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Concrete Pavement, Ejected, Ground, Head, Helmet, Pavement, Seat Belt, Sidewalk, Struck Against, Struck By, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS
441228
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347726077
Employer profile
HOLESHOT POWERSPORTS, LLC.
Summary number
221697527
Report ID
0419700

Event description

Employee is ejected from UTV and sustains fatal head trauma

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on August 30, 2024, Employee #1 was driving a 2024 Polaris XP the vehicle. The impact caused the employee to be ejected, and he struck his head on the pavement. Emergency services transported him to the hospital, where he died from his injuries due to severe head trauma. Kinetic off-highway utility vehicle (UTV) while giving a demonstration ride to a customer/passenger. The demonstration took place northbound in an area of grass running parallel to US Highway 17 and the sidewalk. The employee was not wearing a helmet or seat belt, although the customer was restrained. After the initial demonstration on the grassy area, the employee continued driving northbound onto a paved roadway, which turned off US 17 near a gas station and the establishment's parking lot. While on the paved roadway, the UTV struck the right rear corner of a black Ford F-150 pickup truck that had turned in front of

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 36 M

    Event type
    6
    Occupation code
    263

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