Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14423982 - One employee dies, one injured when sand collapses in hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 14423982 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 04/30/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101886976	05/02/1988	3321	0	Wagner Brake, Division Of Cooper Industries

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2, members of a cleanup crew, were standing on the cone of a sand storage bin hopper. Coworkers on the outside of the sand storage bin were attempting to unclog the hopper by hitting against it. When the sand collapsed from the sides of the wall, Employees #1 and #2 were buried inside. Despite various rescue attempts, Employee #1 suffocated and died. Employee #2 was hospitalized for sand inhalation.

Keywords: SAND, COLLAPSE, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, INHALATION, CLOGGED, FLOWING MATERIAL, BURIED, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101886976			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	101886976			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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