Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170518.015 - Employee is killed when struck by truck and impaled by trail

Accident Summary Nr: 170518.015 -- Report ID: 0420100 -- Event Date: 08/27/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1778384.015	08/27/2024		111910	Taul Tobacco Farm, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on August 27, 2024, Employee #1 was standing beside a tobacco trailer at the hitch point while a coworker was backing a truck toward the hitch. The coworker accidentally pressed the gas, accelerating the truck and striking Employee #1, pinning him between the truck and the trailer. The trailer had two steel bump stops on either side of the hitch, and the left bump stop impaled Employee #1. The impact caused blunt force trauma and a puncture wound, leading to fatal internal exsanguination.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Hitch, Impaled, Semi Tractor Trailer, Struck Against, Struck By, Trailer, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1778384.015	40	M	Fatality		Farm workers

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