Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 73840.015 - Employee is engulfed by sand in silo and asphyxiated

Accident Summary Nr: 73840.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 02/16/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1040823.015	02/16/2015		238110	Medellin Concrete Chipping Services, Inc

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on February 16, 2015, an employee was cleaning the inside of a silo filled with wash sand. The employee was using a chipping hammer to un-cake sand inside the silo. The employee became engulfed in the sand and experienced asphyxiation.

Keywords: Agriculture, Asphyxiated, Caught In, Silo

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1040823.015	49	M	Fatality		Construction laborers

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