OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221710882

WAYNE FARMS, LLC

DECATUR, AL— 2024-10-19T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Boiler, Drain Pipe, Falling Object, Head, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Hot Water Tank, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Metal, Metal Pipe, Overpressure, Pipe, Repair, Skull, Struck By, Technician, Unsecured, Valve, Water
NAICS: 311615
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347826539
Employer profile: WAYNE FARMS, LLC
Summary number: 221710882
Report ID: 0418300

Event description

Employee dies from head trauma when struck by high pressure

Investigation abstract

At 6:23 p.m. on October 19, 2024, an employee working as a machine maintenance technician was attempting to drain water from a boiler to prevent the boiler from overflowing. Once the employee opened the drain valve, the discharge pipe rotated from a horizontal position over 180 degrees due to the amount of pressure on the pipe and the pipe not being secured. The employee died after being struck by in the head by the pipe.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
519

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