Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201407178 - Employee is killed after getting caught in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 201407178 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/24/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127057784	06/25/2004	1542	236220	Better Built Storage Inc

Abstract: On June 24, 2004, Employee #1 entered a silo with the auger running. Employee #1 got caught in the auger and was killed.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, STORAGE BIN, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, AUGER, SILO

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127057784			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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