Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201853736 - Employee Falls Through Chute and Is Aphyxiated by Sand

Accident Summary Nr: 201853736 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 02/04/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303158547	02/07/2000	5032	423320	Atlas Concrete

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a sand bin breaking up frozen sand with a shovel. The sand gave way and Employee #1 fell through the chute and was covered with approximately 14,000 pounds of sand. Employee #1 was asphyxiated and died.

Keywords: SAND SILO, ASPHYXIATED, SAND, FALL, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303158547			Fatality	Asphyxia	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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