Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14388516 - ASPHYXIATED IN SOYBEAN STORAGE BIN

Accident Summary Nr: 14388516 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 04/09/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101652451	04/10/1986	5153	0	Hancock Landmark Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 died of asphyxiation. Employee #1 entered soy bean storage bin number 22 which contained soy beans and became buried. Employee #1 entered into the ground level access door while material was in a cone shape. The pile was approximately 20 feet high in the center and less than 5 feet deep at the tank wall. Employee #1 was attempting to free the floor discharge opening of clogging debris and attempted to climb the pile to reach the other side of the pile when the center portion of the pile collapsed and buried him.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, STORAGE BIN, GRAIN, STORAGE TANK, SOYBEANS, BURIED, TANK, GRAIN BIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101652451			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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