Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111267.015 - Employee is killed when a hopper collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 111267.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 11/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1362062.015	11/26/2018		327320	Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:40 p.m. on November 26, 2018, Employee #1, machine operator, was unloading sand from a barge into a hopper to be distributed via a conveyor to areas throughout the plant. While doing so the hopper became clogged with sand. Employee #1 was attempting to clear the jam from the hopper when the hopper structure collapsed pinning Employee #1 under the structure. Employee #1 was fatality injured from the support beam that stuck and pinned Employee #1 to the ground. Employee #1 was pronounced on site by the County Medical Examiner.

Keywords: Collapse, Crushed, Hopper, Jammed, Sand

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1362062.015	30	M	Fatality		Operating engineers

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