Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95993.015 - Five employee killed; Twelve employee are hospitalized in mu

Accident Summary Nr: 95993.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 05/31/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1236533.015	06/01/2017		311211	Didion Milling, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 p.m. on May 31, 2017, nineteen employees were completing several work activities at a dry corn milling facility that included flour milling operations, bulk and bag loading operations, forklift operations, and laboratory operations. There was a report for a smoke fragrance and several employees went to investigate the source. Two employees detected an explosion and fire in the basement of B mill and were exiting the mill when multiple explosions occurred. Five employees were fatally injured due to burns and/or blunt force trauma. Three employees received serious injuries requiring hospitalization, and nine employees received serious injuries requiring medical treatment.

Keywords: Amputation, Combustible Dust, Crushing, Explosion, Fire, Structural Collapse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation
1	1236533.015		M	Hospitalized injury	Machine operators, not specified
2	1236533.015	42	M	Non Hospitalized injury	Machine operators, not specified
3	1236533.015		M	Hospitalized injury	Laborers, except construction
4	1236533.015		M	Non Hospitalized injury	Laborers, except construction
5	1236533.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury	Packaging and filling machine operators
6	1236533.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury	Machinery maintenance occupations
7	1236533.015	29	M	Fatality	Laborers, except construction
8	1236533.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury	Laborers, except construction
9	1236533.015	46	M	Fatality	Packaging and filling machine operators
10	1236533.015	49	M	Non Hospitalized injury	Locomotive operating occupations
11	1236533.015		F	Hospitalized injury	Quality Assurance Inspector
12	1236533.015	29	M	Fatality	Packaging and filling machine operators
13	1236533.015	21	M	Fatality	Laborers, except construction
14	1236533.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury	Machine operators, not specified
15	1236533.015	56	M	Non Hospitalized injury	Machinery maintenance occupations
16	1236533.015		M	Non Hospitalized injury	Packaging and filling machine operators
17	1236533.015	52	M	Fatality	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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