Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201361714 - Employee asphyxiated in grain bin

Accident Summary Nr: 201361714 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 02/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304312929	02/13/2002	5153	0	Bramlett Trucking,Inc.D/B/A/Bramlett Grain & Truck

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 8, 2002, Employee #1, owner and truck driver, entered into his 110,000-bushel grain bin containing soybean. He entered the bin without wearing a full body harness and a rope. Further, the power to the auger was not turned off. He entered when the soybeans stopped flowing out to the trucks. Employee #1 informed another worker to turn off the auger and bring him a harness and rope. When this worker returned Employee #1 had disappeared beneath the soybean and was recovered 5.5 hours later. Employee #1 died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, PPE, GRAIN, SAFETY CONTROL LINE, LOCKOUT, LANYARD, AUGER, GRAIN BIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304312929			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, heavy

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