Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14524136 - EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN SWEEP AUGER

Accident Summary Nr: 14524136 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 03/10/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101124881	03/10/1987	2041	0	Keynes Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSIDE BUTLER BIN #2, WORKING ALONE, WHEN HE SOMEHOW BECAME CAUGHT IN AN OPEN PORTABLE SWEEP AUGER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, REALIZING THAT EMPLOYEE #1 MISSED HIS 1 AM BREAK, WENT TO CHECK ON HIM AT APPROXIMATELY 1:20 AM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND CAUGHT IN AND WRAPPED UP BY THE SWEEP AUGER, FACE DOWN IN THE WHEAT. THE PRELIMINARY CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DETERMINED TO BE ASPHYXIATION.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, FLOWING MATERIAL, AUGER, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101124881			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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