OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221502123

317731005 - BLUE HERON FARM LLC

SALEM, OR— 2022-08-24T00:00:00

Event: ATV, Abdomen, Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Broken Bone, Chest, Contusion, Diving Helmet, Driver, Driving, Farm, Helmet, Liver, Lung, Motor Vehicle, Motorcycle, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Puncture, Spleen, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Training
NAICS: 111421
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346263536
Employer profile: 317731005 - BLUE HERON FARM LLC
Summary number: 221502123
Report ID: 1054113

Event description

Employee riding ATV on farm incurs multiple injuries when hi

Investigation abstract

At 6:30 a.m. on August 24, 2022, an employee who worked for a tree farm was driving a Honda ATV on a small road. The employee was about to turn left when a non-employee driving a motorcycle T-boned the ATV. The employee was transported to the hospital and was placed in the ICU with multiple broken bones, a punctured lung, and bruises to liver and spleen. The employee died in the hospital on September 23, 2022, due to the injuries he received in the accident.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
479

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