Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14554810 - Employee suffocates in 7,000 bushels of grain

Accident Summary Nr: 14554810 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/20/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101381416	06/22/1990	4221	0	Wendell'S, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on June 20, 1990, Employee #1 went to check the grain flow in a 15,000 bushel steel bin. At the time, there were 7,000 bushels of grain in the bin. The grain stopped flowing into a truck. The driver went to check on Employee #1's whereabouts and found his hat on top of the grain in the bin. Employee #1 had climbed up a ladder on the outside of the grain bin, then climbed over onto the bin ladder. He was not wearing any ppe. He either slipped or fell from the ladder into the grain and was immediately covered. He was asphyxiated and died.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, PPE, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, FALL, GRAIN BIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101381416			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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