Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201107596 - Employee Is Killed in Silo Engulfment

Accident Summary Nr: 201107596 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 03/22/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300822079	03/22/2006	2048	311119	Foster Farms

Abstract: At approximately 3:20 p.m. on March 22, 2006, Employee #1, a supervisor for the farm, was performing a clean out of corn feed silo number 111. He entered the silo to place drainage grates over the Number 1, 2, and 3 augers, when several tons of corn broke loose from the silo walls and engulfed him, resulting in suffocation and death.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CLEANING, CORN, CRUSHED, AUGER, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300822079			Fatality	Asphyxia	Supervisors, production occupations

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