Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14546402 - Employee dies of asphyxia by sand at bottom of clogged tank

Accident Summary Nr: 14546402 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 04/03/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101230258	04/05/1989	3325	0	Cmi South, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on April 3, 1989, Employee #1 entered at the bottom of a 200 ton sand tank to open a sand block between the tank side and the tank sand deflector cone. He used a shovel to break the sand block. When the block was opened, the sand filled the exit port at the bottom of the tank. Employee #1 was completely covered with sand and died of asphyxia.

Keywords: OBSTRUCTED EGRESS, SAND SILO, ASPHYXIATED, SAND, CLOGGED, FLOWING MATERIAL, BURIED, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101230258			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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