OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221725492
21ST CENTURY COOPERATIVE
CRESTON, IA—
Event description
Employee delivering cattle feed is electrocuted by overhead
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:30 a.m. on December 8, 2024, an employee was delivering cattle feed at a private farm and operating the bulk feed truck discharge auger from the front ground controls. While raising and turning the discharge auger toward the rear of the truck, the auger contacted overhead power lines, causing an arc event. The employee suffered fatal electrocution.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Event type
- 13
- Occupation code
- 804
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