Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202637187 - Worker Is Killed Inside Grain Storage Silo

Accident Summary Nr: 202637187 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 06/19/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317055309	06/25/2013	5153	424510	Newtown Farm Services, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on June 19, 2013, Employee #1 was working for Newtown Farm Services, Inc. He was discharging dried beans from a grain bin or grain storage area or grain storage silo. He entered the silo, as the beans had become blocked at the bottom of the silo. As he entered the silo, the beans began discharging again. Employee #1 became engulfed. He was found dead inside the grain storage silo several hours later. He had sustained respiratory arrest due to asphyxia.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, ASPHYXIATED, LIFELINE, GRAIN, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, BURIED, GRAIN BIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317055309			Fatality	Asphyxia	Farmers, except horticultural

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