Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 91121.015 - Employee is engulfed in a grain bin and suffocates

Accident Summary Nr: 91121.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/17/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1195338.015	11/18/2016		488320	Terral Riverservice, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on November 17, 2016, an employee entered a grain bin to unclogged the doors at the bottom of the grain bin which contained soybeans. The employee used a 20 foot pipe to move the soybeans. During the process of getting the doors unclogged of soybeans, the soybeans begin to flow and the employee was pulled into the vortex of the bin. The employee was engulfed with soybeans, and died from suffocation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Grain Bin, Lockout/Tagout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1195338.015	37	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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