Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221704430

SCOTT TROUPE POULTRY SERVICES, INC.

Event
Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Lighting, Pit, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS
484110
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347774176
Employer profile
SCOTT TROUPE POULTRY SERVICES, INC.
Summary number
221704430
Report ID
0418100

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by forklift in poorly lit chi

Investigation abstract

At 7:00 a.m. on September 23, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a poultry farm, was walking through a poorly lit chicken house. The forklift operator, unable to see the employee due to the lack of lighting, accidentally struck and ran over the employee. The employee sustained fatal injuries as a result of the impact. The forklift operator did not notice the employee due to the inadequate lighting in the area.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 68 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    805

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