Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14411953 - Employee suffocates when buried under fertilizer

Accident Summary Nr: 14411953 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 08/28/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102345840	09/01/1987	5191	0	Farm & Ranch Supply Coop

Abstract: Employee #1 was loading fertilizer from a storage bin #2 into a hopper. He got off his front end loader and tapped on the walls of the storage bin with a sledgehammer. Fertilizer fell against the passageway door, breaking the hinges. The door fell on Employee #1's leg, pinning him to the floor. He was covered by fertilizer and died of suffocation.

Keywords: LOADING, STORAGE BIN, SUFFOCATED, PINNED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BURIED, FALLING OBJECT, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102345840			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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