Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 774570 - Employee suffocates in soybean tank

Accident Summary Nr: 774570 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 04/26/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109068494	04/28/1995	5153	0	Guthrie Corporation Dba Farmers Export Elevate

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on April 26, 1995, Employee #1 and a coworker were breaking up clumps of foreign matter inside a soybean storage tank with shovels. The floor conveyor transfer system had been energized. Employee #1 climbed atop the soybean pile, 6 to 8 ft high, to break up clumps. A flow of soybeans started where Employee #1 was standing, pulling him down toward the floor hole. The coworker tried to pull Employee #1 free, but the flow was too strong. He shut off the conveyor, returning to find Employee #1 buried in the soybeans. Efforts to extract Employee #1 by coworkers and others were not successful. He died.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, FLOWING MATERIAL, CONVEYOR, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109068494			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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