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Accident Summary Nr: 200232304 - Employee Is Caught in a Conveyor and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200232304 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 05/15/2009
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31158296905/15/20092063311313Amalgamated Sugar Company, Llc

Abstract: On May 15, 2009, Employee #1, with Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC, was cleaning a silo with coworkers at a sugar refinery. Employee #1 was monitoring contaminated sugar that was being cleaned out of the silos as it moved through a 20 in. screw conveyor to a chute. The sugar that was dropped down the chute was collected for melting. Employee #1 was stopping and restarting the screw conveyor as the chute got backed up. Employee #1 opened an 18 in. by 20 in. inspection port. Employee #1 was found by coworkers with his feet protruding from the inspection port. Employee #1 was apparently pulled into and around the screw conveyor shaft, head first and backward.

Keywords: HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, ASPHYXIATED, FOOD PREPARATION, SCREW CONVEYOR, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, SILO

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 311582969 Fatality Asphyxia Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.

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