Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14379291 - Employee dies when asphyxiated in corn

Accident Summary Nr: 14379291 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 07/13/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100135912	08/09/1988	4221	0	Twomey Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers were transferring corn from storage building #12 to a grain truck. Employee #1 and one coworker were inside the 30 ft high flat storage building standing on top of about 10 ft of corn while the other coworker was on the ground operating a Vac-U-Vator vacuum machine, model #1061, manufactured by Dumbar Kapple Co. When Employee #1 tried to pull the 6 in. hose out of the corn to move it, he was sucked down into the corn. His head was covered and he was asphyxiated and died.

Keywords: HEAD, ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CORN, FLOWING MATERIAL, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100135912			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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