Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 85135.015 - Employee Is Struck By Agitator In Silo And Dies From Blunt F

Accident Summary Nr: 85135.015 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 04/30/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1146012.015	05/05/2016		321999	Woodshed Renewables, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on April 30, 2016, Employee #1 was emptying a silo with moist wood fiber. He either looked into the silo or tripped and his upper body fell through the plane of the silo. A Flying Dutchman agitator system with chains and weights was spinning inside the silo. A weight at the end of a spinning chain struck his head and Employee #1 died from the blunt force head trauma.

Keywords: Head, Lockout/Tagout, Silo, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1146012.015	60	M	Fatality		Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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