Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200712362 - Employee Dies of Asphyxia in Grain Silo

Accident Summary Nr: 200712362 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306207523	08/18/2004	5153	424510	Clement Grain Co.

Abstract: On August 16, 2004, an employee entered a grain pit, corn pit, to retrieve a crank wrench; a wrench used to open the slide on the truck. Apparently, the wrench slipped through the open grates. When the employee entered the grain pit, the employee was taken down; no one closed off the slide and grain, the corn continued to flow. The pit was a gravity flow system with mechanical slide to control the flow of grain to the elevator bucket. The employee died as a result of asphyxia due to employee's bronchi was filled with yellow corn.

Keywords: LUNG, ASPHYXIATED, SLIP, GRAIN BIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306207523			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction

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