Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Youth Farm Worker Dies After Falling Into Operating Feed Grinder/Mixer in Ohio

摘要

On August 15, 2002, a 14-year-old male farm worker (the victim) died after falling into an operating cattle feed grinder/mixer (feed grinder) from above. On August 16, 2002, the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, notified the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Division of Safety Research (DSR), of the incident. An investigation was initiated by the Chief of the NIOSH Trauma Investigations Section (TIS) on September 17, 2002, with the Federal Wage and Hour investigator via telephone. On September 19 and 20, 2002, the NIOSH TIS Chief met with representatives of the County Sheriff's Department as well as the Compliance Officer and Assistant Area Director from the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The respective investigative case files and findings were reviewed. Photographs of the incident scene taken by these agencies, the coroners report, and EMS report were also reviewed. A telephone interview was conducted with the employer involved in the incident on September 23, 2002. On May 9, 2003, a site visit was conducted.