Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133427.015 - Employee is killed after entering oxygen deficient permit co

Accident Summary Nr: 133427.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 02/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1515576.015	02/19/2021		562920	Shur-Green Farms Llc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on February 19, 2021, an employee was cleaning a fermented yogurt tanker with a hot water pressure washer. The employee entered the tanker to access the front and back of the tank. A coworker reported hearing a noise and then the sound of the wash water stopping. The employee fell and hit his head while trying to exit the tanker. He had been asphyxiated due to oxygen deficiency and was killed.

Keywords: Agriculture, Confined Space, Emergency Response, Entry Permit, Fall, Fall Protection, Fermenter, Hazard Communication, Head, Hot Water, Inspecting, Lack of oxygen, Oxygen, Oxygen Deficiency, Storage Tank, Tank, Tank Cleaning, Toxic Atmosphere, Training, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1515576.015	51	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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