Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14558092 - Employee killed when buried in coal hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 14558092 -- Report ID: 0418500 -- Event Date: 03/23/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17423369	03/24/1987	4491	0	Shipyard River Coal Terminal Co.

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on March 23, 1987, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was on the load rack observing coal being loaded by a conveyor belt into a railcar. The dual chutes became clogged. Employee #1 apparently climbed a ladder to the top platform and got on the conveyor belt to look into the hopper. The belt was restarted and carried Employee #1 into the hopper. He was buried under the coal and died of suffocation. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, COAL, CLOGGED, CONVEYOR, FALL, COAL HOPPER, BURIED, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17423369			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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