Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140521.015 - Employee suffocates when engulfed in grain bin, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 140521.015 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 10/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560133.015	10/21/2021		424690	103658 - New Age Cryo

Abstract: On October 20, 2021, an employee entered a grain storage unit that had build up on the walls to clean it out. A coworker serving as the entry attendant lowered him on a boatswain chair. As he worked to clean out the chutes at the bottom of the storage unit, grain came loose off the walls and engulfed him suffocating him. The employee was taken to the hospital immediately but died on October 22, 2021 due to oxygen deprivation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Bosun Chair, Brain, Chute, Cleaning, Confined Space, Engulfed, Entry Permit, Grain, Grain Bin, Hazard Assessment, Inhalation, Lack of oxygen, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Oxygen, Oxygen Deficiency, Storage Bin, Suffocated, Unauthorized, Unauthorized Entry, Wall

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560133.015	27	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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