Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14346274 - Employee suffocates and dies after fall into cement hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 14346274 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/27/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106313455	07/27/1988	3272	0	The Hardaway Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a laborer, was assigned to enter a 10 ft by 10 ft by 12 ft deep hopper containing dry cement powder. He was connected to a guardrail outside the hopper by a manila rope around his waist. He was standing on a fixed ladder inside the hopper and apparently slipped or fell. He was engulfed to his shoulders by the dry cement powder. Despite 3 hours of rescue efforts, Employee #1 was eventually totally engulfed and suffocated to death.

Keywords: CEMENT POWDER, ROPE, SUFFOCATED, SLIP, FIXED LADDER, FALL, BURIED, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106313455			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction

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