OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #760454

WEAVIL, TIM AND JAY (GROWERS)

KERNERSVILLE, NC· 1988-08-11T17:00:00

Event: STORM, MIGRANT FARM WORKER, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, LIGHTNING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, STRUCK BY
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18568048
Employer profile: WEAVIL, TIM AND JAY (GROWERS)
Summary number: 760454
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Tobacco field employee struck and killed by lightning

Investigation abstract

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 11, 1988, Employee #1, a migrant worker, an d six other workers were removing suckers from the tobacco plants in a tobacco f ield when a sudden thunderstorm struck the area. Employee #1 was struck and kill ed by a bolt of lightning.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
16

Event type
1

Source
32

Occupation code
479

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
17

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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