Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200010155 - Employee dies of suffocation when ice pile collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200010155 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 01/06/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109582965	01/08/1998	2015	0	John'S Produce Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:15 a.m. on January 6, 1998, Employee #1 was raking ice into an auger to fill the chiller bins. The ice pile was approximately 15 to 20 ft tall and nearly filled the volume of the room. Employee #1 was tunneling into the ice when the pile collapsed over the top of him. He died of suffocation.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, FROZEN, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109582965			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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