OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221728579

BARBER FERTILIZER SUPPLY, LLC

CAMPBELLTON, FL— 2024-12-18T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Back, Caught Between, Chock, Crushed, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Harvester, Harvesting, Motor Vehicle, Pin, Pinned, Rolled, Soybeans, Struck By, Truck, Truck Driver, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Vehicle In Gear, Wagon
NAICS: 115114
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347946717
Employer profile: BARBER FERTILIZER SUPPLY, LLC
Summary number: 221728579
Report ID: 0418600

Event description

Employee dies of back trauma when pinned between truck and w

Investigation abstract

At 3:11 p.m. on December 18, 2024, an employee working for a farm services walked back towards the wagon, the truck reversed and pinned the employee to the wagon. The employee sustained severe back injuries and died at the hospital. company was working on a crew performing post soybean harvest activities. The crew was parking a peanut wagon on a drying shade. The wagon was attached to the truck that was used to move it to the drying shade. The employee was in the shade assisting a coworker who was driving the truck. They were attempting to align the wagon to the drier duct before chocking the back wheel of the wagon. The employee moved between the wagon and the truck to remove the pin attaching them. The coworker exited the truck while it was running and still in gear. The employee removed the pin from the hatch attaching the wagon to the truck. As he

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Event type
1

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