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Accident: 14447809 - Grain Elevator Explosion
Accident: 14447809 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 05/11/1984 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 14928378 | 05/14/1984 | 5153 | Lake Lillian Farmers Elevator | ||||
| On May 11, 1984, at approximately 11:00 am, Employees #1 and #2 were grinding feed in the elevator feed grinding room. Employee #3 was in the office. He heard a rumbling in the feed grinding room and went to investigate. As Employee #3 entered the room he saw the burr mill vibrating, indicating a problem. Employee #3 looked at the other two just as an explosion occurred. Two more explosions followed. Employee #1 suffered burns over 90 percent of his body. Employee #2 had burns over 30 percent of his body. Employee #3 had less severe burns, but was also hospitalized. Employees #1 and #2 were hospitalized in critical condition in a hospital burn center. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, milling machine, explosion, grain elevator, grinding room
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 14928378 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | |||
| 2 | 14928378 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | |||
| 3 | 14928378 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | |||