Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14384358 - THREE EMPLOYEES BURIED AND ASPHYXIATED BY SAND IN SILO

Accident Summary Nr: 14384358 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 03/07/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101668754	03/07/1987	3321	0	Grede Foundries Inc., Reedsburg Division

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 AM ON SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1987, THREE EMPLOYEES WERE ASPHYXIATED WHILE CLEANING THE SIDES OF A HERMAN LINE SAND SILO. SAND LET LOOSE FROM THE SIDES OF THE SILO AND COMPLETELY BURIED THEM.

Keywords: SAND SILO, ASPHYXIATED, SAND, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, FLOWING MATERIAL, BRIDGED MATERIAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101668754	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	101668754	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
3	101668754	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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