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Accident Summary Nr: 78895.015 - Employee is asphyxiated and killed after entering storage ta

Accident Summary Nr: 78895.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 08/14/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1085311.015	08/17/2015		112120	Matsche Farms Inc.

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on August 14, 2015, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was lowered into a 12 foot tall 8,000 gallon polyethylene tank using a rope with a loop to stand on and the other end connected to a rough terrain forklift operated by the manager of the farm. The tank was used to store liquid whey that was added to the animal feed. Employee #1 was instructed to open a broken ball valve so the liquid whey would flow faster out of the tank. Employee #1 lost consciousness and was found face down in the tank by the manager. Employee #1 was asphyxiated and died due to a low oxygen environment and probable high concentrations of fermentation gases.

Keywords: Agriculture, Asphyxiated, Confined Space, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Tank

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1085311.015	32	M	Fatality		Farm workers

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