Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 767392 - Employee killed when buried by cotton seed hulls

Accident Summary Nr: 767392 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 09/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103564720	09/25/1991	2074	0	Netex Cooperative Oil Mill

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a hand scoop to load cotton seed hulls on to a floor-level drag-type conveyor belt. The hull pile would not collapse to a normal angle of repose until sufficient material was removed from the base by the employee. The "wall" of material totally collapsed and inundated the employee. He was found alive but died as a result of asphyxiation two days later.

Keywords: LOADING, ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, FLOWING MATERIAL, HAND TOOL, BURIED, COTTON

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103564720			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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