Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14335657 - Employee dies of asphyxia in cracked corn storage silo

Accident Summary Nr: 14335657 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 09/07/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101630457	09/15/1988	0723	0	Harrell Milling Company, Inc.

Abstract: Working alone, Employee #1 entered a grain storage silo containing cracked corn (corn screens) to break up a bridging condition. Corn had built up on the sides of the silo. The corn caved in on him and he died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, AGRICULTURE, GRAIN, WORK RULES, CORN, FLOWING MATERIAL, BRIDGED MATERIAL, BURIED, CAVE-IN, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101630457			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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