Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200353118 - Employee is killed when engulfed by sawdust in a silo

Accident Summary Nr: 200353118 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 05/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307897827	05/18/2004	2421	321113	Jerry G Williams & Sons Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a rake on a long pole to clean sawdust from below and outside a silo. He could no longer reach the sawdust from the outside of the silo and he entered the silo to continue cleaning. The sawdust was approximately 4 feet thick and was caked on the inside of the silo to a height of approximately 30 feet. The sawdust loosened and fell on the employee, completely engulfing and killing him.

Keywords: SAWDUST, ASPHYXIATED, CLEANING, STRUCK BY, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307897827			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction

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