Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129600.015 - Employee is engulfed in corn bin and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 129600.015 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 09/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493504.015	09/17/2020		424510	102046 - Gerken Inc

Abstract: On 9/14/20, an employee was attempting to clear jams resulting from caked chunks of corn plugging at the auger system of a 325,000 bushel corn bin. Following a break, the employee entered the bin via a ladder from its top when he was engulfed by 12 feet of corn and killed.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Communication, Confined Space, Corn, Energized, Entry Permit, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Silo, Suffocated, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493504.015	67	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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