The 50-year-old victim was part owner of a motocross track that operated out of a sand pit in New Jersey. The sand was frequently rutted from motorcycle tires, so the track was groomed several times per week by dragging a steel I-beam around the track, attached to a farm tractor. The track had no full-time employees and there was no safety program in place, although the owners employed a medical emergency technician whenever the track was in use. According to the OSHA investigation, the victim had driven up a 10-foot, roughly 22-degree hillock when the I-beam became embedded in loose sandy soil, […]
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