OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221708449

PEMER PACKING CO. INC.

SALINAS, CA— 2024-10-07T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Automotive Repair, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Fracture, Harvester, Harvesting, Head, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Equipment, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Mechanic, Mechanical, Repair, Skull, Struck By, Unsafe Position, Wing
NAICS: 115115
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347807950
Employer profile: PEMER PACKING CO. INC.
Summary number: 221708449
Report ID: 0950612

Event description

Employee dies from head trauma when struck by harvesting mac

Investigation abstract

At 8:35 a.m. on October 7, 2024, an employee working as an assistant mechanic for a company that provides farm labor was performing his normal job duties. A coworker heard a loud noise and responded to the area. The coworker found the employee on the ground underneath a harvesting machine with the machine running. The harvesting machine platform (wing) had fallen and struck the employee. The machine had been brought into the shop from the field for needed repairs on the piston/hydraulics of the platform wing section. The employee died from a fractured skull and related head injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 65 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
864

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