Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 780924 - EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IN BIN AND KILLED

Accident Summary Nr: 780924 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 11/16/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104305164	11/17/1989	3531	0	Carpenter'S Blacktop

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker began cleaning raw material bins at an asphalt plant. On the last bin (limestone sand) the vibrator was turned on at the control room and Employee #1 took a long handled shovel and a 6-ft rod to the bin, climbed up on the trenches in front of the bin, and jumped in. The bin was being emptied and Employee #1 went through and was covered up by tons of material. When Employee #1 did not return to the control building, the coworker went to check on him and found him dead. Employee #1 was found hanging out the bottom of the bin with the upper portion of his body still in the bin.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CRUSHED, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104305164			Fatality	Asphyxia	Mixing and blending machine operators

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