Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14202006 - ASPHYXIATED BY OPENING BIN GATE

Accident Summary Nr: 14202006 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 04/13/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3061157	04/15/1985	4212	0	U & R Express Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3061165	04/15/1985	2436	0	Gregory Forest Products Inc

Abstract: ON APRIL 13, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOADING HIS TRUCK TRAILER WITH BARK OR HOG FUEL FROM A DRIVE-UNDER BARK BIN. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS SURMISED THAT THE EMPLOYEE EITHER HAD DIFFICULTY WITH THE CONTROLS OR ENTERED THE AREA TO PERFORM SOME OTHER TASK, SUCH AS CLEANING THE WINDOW ON THE CONTROL HOUSE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND HANGING BY THE NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER, SQUEEZED BY THE WIDE-OPEN JAW OF THE BIN GATE AGAINST THE SUPPORTING FRAME AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE BIN. APPARENTLY EMPLOYEE #1 SLIPPED OR FELL AGAINST THE CONTROL MECHANISM, CAUSING THE GATE JAWS TO OPEN. THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF TRAUMATIC ASPHYXIATION.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, SHOULDER, SLIP, FALL, NECK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3061157			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, heavy
2	3061165					Occupation Not Listed

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