Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139099.015 - Employee is killed when engulfed in soybean silo

Accident Summary Nr: 139099.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 09/11/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1552850.015	09/13/2021	2099	311999	112318 - Bunge North America

Abstract: On September 11, 2021, an employee was trapped in soybean product about 100 feet down within a grain silo. Emergency responders located the employee and found him to be nonresponsive and reported that air monitoring confirmed an oxygen deficient atmosphere. The area around the employee was sloped near a wall and was very unstable and rescue was very difficult as a result. Responders arrived on scene around 12:30 p.m. but the employee could not be freed from the silo until around 10:30 p.m. The responders brought in vacuum trucks to remove the soybeans from the structure to retrieve the employee.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Chest, Confined Space, Emergency Response, Engulfed, Entry Permit, Loss of consciousness, Permit, Silo, Soybeans, Training, Trapped, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive, Vacuum Vessel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1552850.015	34	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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