Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 785931 - Employee smothered to death by collected dust

Accident Summary Nr: 785931 -- Report ID: 1054191 -- Event Date: 10/13/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108223728	10/13/1990	7363	0	Labor Force Of Oregon Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108223736	10/13/1990	3296	0	Armstrong World Industries Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was one of two workers hired to assist in the installation of 2 baghouse (dust collector) clogging indicator devices. Prior to the installation, Employee #1 and a coworker entered the baghouse through a 19 inch hatch, stood on an 18 inch diameter auger which had been locked out, and used a pitchfork to loosen a buildup of nuisance dust. The coworker in the first baghouse stated that the dust flowed around him up to his chest when it let loose, but he did not mention this to Employee #1, who entered the second baghouse to release the clog. Several minutes later, after not responding to a call, Employee #1 was found lying dead under several feet of the dust, asphyxiated by dust aspiration. It is possible that he tripped on the auger as he backed away from the dust mass as it was released.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, INHALATION, DUST COLLECTOR, CLOGGED, RESPIRATOR, DUST, CONFINED SPACE, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108223728			Fatality	Asphyxia	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec
2	108223736					Occupation Not Listed

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