OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221726474

CLINT KOLZ CUTTING HORSES

CAT SPRING, TX— 2024-12-05T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Attachment, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught Between, Construction, Contusion, Crushed, Deck, Digging, Dislocated, Equipment Operator, Fracture, Head, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Power Take-Off, Support Posts, Torso, Tractor, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Work Surface
NAICS: 115210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347933467
Employer profile: CLINT KOLZ CUTTING HORSES
Summary number: 221726474
Report ID: 0625400
Project type: A
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee dies from multiple injuries when caught in auger an

Investigation abstract

At 4:01 p.m. on December 5, 2024, an employee working as a laborer for a support service was using a manual post hole digger to dig post holes for a planned deck. After digging numerous holes, the employee used a Kubota Model # M1811 Tractor (serial #6744) and woods auger post hole digger attachment to start digging the rest of the required holes. While operating the tractor, the employee became caught between the auger and the PTO (power take-off) shaft. The employee died from multiple compound fractures and amputations.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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