Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200031102 - One employee killed, one injured, when engulfed by sugar
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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303121669 | 07/25/2000 | 7699 | 0 | Phoenix Industrial Cleaning |
Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were contracted to clean and scrape a sugar silo. They had entered the silo five times, but on the sixth entry they became engulfed in sugar. They were rescued, but were engulfed a second time as sugar continued to pour out of the silo. Employee #1 died of asphyxia; Employee #2 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 303121669 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 303121669 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |