OSHA investigators arrived in Lubbock, TX on Tuesday, December 18th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Land O'Lakes, Inc. which had occured on Monday, December 17th 2018. A 50 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2018-12-17
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 5:45 p.m. on December 17, 2018, an employee was working on Bin 11 screw conveyor from an elevated position that was tied off with fall protection. A coworker climbed up the ladder, heard a popping noise, and found the employee caught in the screw conveyor. The employee's lanyard was pulled into the conveyor when his lanyard was caught by it. The employee was killed.