OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221712169

TRI COUNTY GIN OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI, LLC

BATESVILLE, MS— 2024-10-13T00:00:00

Event: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Break, Chest, Cotton Gin, Driver, Front End Loader, Head, Loader, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Struck By, Unsafe Position
NAICS: 115111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347836496
Employer profile: TRI COUNTY GIN OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI, LLC
Summary number: 221712169
Report ID: 0419400

Event description

Employee dies of multiple trauma when struck by front end lo

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on October 13, 2024, an employee working as a secretary for a cotton gin had started to take a break to smoke a cigarette. As the employee was taking the break and speaking with a coworker, another coworker operating a front end loader was driving by and struck them. The employee died from multiple blunt trauma to his head, chest and back.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
313

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