Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200810554 - Employee dies of asphyxia when engulfed by peanuts

Accident Summary Nr: 200810554 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 06/08/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300577657	06/08/1999	5159	0	Birdsong Peanuts, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from a 16 ft tall pile of peanuts in a warehouse when he dropped a broomstick. As he tried to retrieve it, he stepped on the unstable edge of the pile and became buried under approximately 9 ft of peanuts. He remained there for approximately 25 minutes and died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, LIFELINE, WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, FLOWING MATERIAL, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL PROTECTION, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300577657			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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