Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202077194 - One Employee Dies and Other Is Injured in Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 202077194 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 12/30/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309881688	12/30/2005	2048	311119	Land O' Lakes Purina Feed Llc

Abstract: On December 30, 2005, Employees #1 and #2, the packer operators, were bagging feed at a feed mill. An ignition source somewhere in the mill tower caused a fire and explosion, which engulfed the machine operators. Employees #1 sustained severe burns from the fire and died on December 31, 2005. Employees #2 sustained minor burns and suffered from a smoke inhalation.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, FIRE, IGNITION SYSTEM, MACHINE OPERATOR, MILLING MACHINE, EXPLOSION, TOWER, SMOKE INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309881688			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Hand packers and packagers
2	309881688			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Hand packers and packagers

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