Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14402648 - Employee suffocates in grain storage bin

Accident Summary Nr: 14402648 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 10/27/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100657873	10/28/1987	4221	0	Dilley Feed & Grain Inc.

Abstract: At about 2:00 p.m. on October 27, 1987, Employee #1 and a coworker were inside a round storage tank attempting to unplug an auger at the bottom of the tank. They were using an approximately 10 ft long plastic pipe to push down through the 7 or 8 ft of corn to where the auger was running. As the corn started to flow rapidly, Employee #1 was pulled under. He died of suffocation; his coworker escaped without injury. Neither employee was wearing a safety harness or using a safety line.

Keywords: LIFELINE, PPE, SUFFOCATED, GRAIN, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CLOGGED, BURIED, GRAIN DUST, GRAIN BIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100657873			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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