Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 848713 - Employee dies of asphyxia in concrete hopper silo

Accident Summary Nr: 848713 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 11/21/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102444239	11/21/1988	3271	0	Northfield Block Company

Abstract: Employee #1 entered an aggregate hopper/silo in a concrete block manufacturing facility to free up accumulations of material clinging to its walls. Employee #1 did not know that the material had bridged over a void. Employee #1 climbed a fixed ladder into the hopper, stepped out onto the material, and began to poke it with a rod. The material gave way under him. Employee #1 was engulfed in the material, asphyxiated, and killed. Appropriate safety harnessing equipment was not available.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, FLOWING MATERIAL, UNSTABLE SURFACE, BRIDGED MATERIAL, BURIED, HOPPER, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102444239			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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