Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14554117 - Employee Suffocates When Buried In Grain Bin

Accident Summary Nr: 14554117 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/28/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1801414	07/10/1984	0134	0	Shaver Seed Farms Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 entered a metal grain storage bin that was approximately half full of corn. The corn was being loaded into trucks and the unloading auger was operating when Employee #1 entered the bin. When the corn moved, Employee #1 was buried; he died of suffocation. No harness or safety line was being used, and no one was stationed outside the bin to help in case of an emergency.

Keywords: lifeline, suffocated, agriculture, work rules, safety belt, flowing material, unstable surface, fall protection, buried, grain bin

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1801414			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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