Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135448.015 - Employee is killed when engulfed in fertilizer

Accident Summary Nr: 135448.015 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 05/07/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1529777.015	05/08/2021		424910	Agland Cooperative

Abstract: At 8:45 p.m. on May 7, 2021, an employee and his coworkers were unloading a fertilizer car when the Urea got stuck. They were using a compressor driven vibrator on each side of the car as well as having employees hit the outside of the car with hammers. The employee and a coworker got up on the car to open the hatch and see if they could dislodge the clumped materials. The employee entered the car to poke the material with rebar when the material dislodged and engulfed him. The employee died of asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Engulfed, Off Loading, Railroad Tank Car, Stuck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1529777.015	21	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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