Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200212868 - Employee Is Trapped by Grain Cave In

Accident Summary Nr: 200212868 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 11/10/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315172338	11/09/2010	5153	424510	Taft Grain & Elevator Company

Abstract: On November 10, 2010, Employee #1, of Taft Grain and Elevator Company, was sent to break up a ball of sorghum, which plugged the gate for the conveyor. Employee #1 got on top of the pile of sorghum. With a PVC pipe, he broke apart the ball of grain, which had formed above the gate. At the same time, a coworker was in the work station tunnel, operating the conveyor and the gates. It is unclear from the narrative, if the coworker witnessed or discovered Employee #1 having been engulfed within the grain pile. No other employees were reported in the building.

Keywords: GRAIN, CONVEYOR, CAVE-IN, MECH MALFUNCTION, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315172338			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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