Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127152.015 - Employee bruises neck, is asphyxiated when caught in grain c

Accident Summary Nr: 127152.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 06/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1479869.015	06/19/2020		311119	Bedford Farm Bureau Co-Op Association

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on June 17, 2020, an employee working as a food scientist for a food manufacturer was cleaning a grain chute. The chute was energized and employee was caught in the chute when his neck was pinched by a grain lever. The employee was hospitalized to treat contusions to his neck and was temporarily asphyxiated.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Asphyxiated, Caught In, Chute, Cleaning, Control Lever, Contusion, Food processing, Grain, High Pressure, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pressure

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1479869.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Agricultural and food scientists

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