Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200042224 - Employee Is Struck by Falling Silage at Silo and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200042224 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 01/13/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317463131	01/14/2014	2048	311119	Pirtle Farms, Lp

Abstract: On January 13, 2014, Employee #1 was loading silage onto a truck at a bunker silo. As he loaded the the feed material, the silage fell from the 20 ft face of the bunker and struck Employee #1. He was found buried beneath 2.5 ft of silage and asphyxiated.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317463131			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, heavy

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