Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201201860 - One employee killed, three burned, in grain dust explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201201860 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 08/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304755390	08/09/2002	0723	0	Mill Rite Farms Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:48 p.m. on August 8, 2002, Employees #1 through #4 were processing feed pellets when they became aware of a problem in the system. Employee #1 went upstairs to investigate when the dust in the air exploded, resulting in a fire. Employee #1 was killed. Employees #2 through #4 sustained serious burns and suffered from smoke inhalation and were hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, DUST, AGRICULTURE, FIRE, FEED MILL, EXPLOSION, COMBUSTIBLE DUST, GRAIN DUST, SMOKE INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304755390	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Farm workers
2	304755390	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Farm workers
3	304755390	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Farm workers
4	304755390	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Farm workers

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