Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118067.015 - Two employees freeing blocked gate are asphyxiated by corn k

Accident Summary Nr: 118067.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 07/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1416467.015	07/19/2019		424510	The Andersons, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on July 19, 2019, two employees and a coworker were inside of Grain Tank #485 and were trying to dislodge a clump of corn that had hardened and blocked the flow of corn. The clump was dislodged and the grain started to flow through the open gate. The two employees were engulfed by the flowing corn and killed. The coworker escaped by his own means.

Keywords: Agriculture, Asphyxiated, Silo

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1416467.015	56	M	Fatality
2	1416467.015	29	M	Fatality

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