Accident Report Detail

Accident: 135396.015 - Employee Is Killed In Dust Explosion

**Accident: 135396.015 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 03/23/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1521336.015	03/23/2021	0723	317728533 - Greater Northwest Nursery Llc

At 9:00 a.m. on March 23, 2021, an employee was refurbishing a grain elevator ab ove a dust collector when an explosion and subsequent fire occurred. The employe e's body was found by fire fighters after the fire was under control.

Keywords: combustible dust, dust collector, explosion, fire, fire brigade/department, grain elevator

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1521336.015	44	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite FatCause:

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