OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221525306

153344 - JAMESON QUINN FARMS, LLC

TRENT WOODS, NC— 2022-08-07T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Belt, Caught In, Clearing, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Harvester, Harvesting, Jammed, Neck, Pinch Point, Pulled In
NAICS: 111910
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346414550
Employer profile: 153344 - JAMESON QUINN FARMS, LLC
Summary number: 221525306
Report ID: 0453710

Event description

Employee Is Killed When Caught In Harvesting Vehicle Belt Wh

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 a.m. on August 7, 2022, an employee was operating a harvester machine that tops tobacco plants. When the machine became jammed with tobacco leaves, the employee exited the harvester to clear the jam. The employee was tangled in the belt and pulled up into the harvester machine. The employee was killed by pinch point injuries to the neck.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
999

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