Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14506232 - EMPLOYEE BURIED UNDERNEATH CINDER MATERIAL IN STORAGE BIN
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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217824408 | 06/08/1982 | 3271 | 0 | Valley Building Supply Co |
Abstract: THE CINDER MATERIAL IN A STORAGE BIN WAS NOT FLOWING PROPERLY TO THE MIXER. EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED THE TOP OF THE BIN TO DISLODGE THE CINDER MATERIAL. APPARENTLY, THE CINDER WAS "BRIDGED". WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED THE TOP OF THE CINDER MATERIAL, IT CAVED-IN. HE WAS COMPLETELY BURIED AND WAS ASPHYXIATED. IT TOOK RESCUE WORKERS THREE HOURS TO FIND HIS BODY.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 217824408 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |