Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14554364 - Grain Elevator Explosion
Accident: 14554364 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 02/16/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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100054824 | 02/20/1986 | 1799 | Crane Rental, Inc. | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
100054808 | 02/20/1986 | 5153 | Southeast Nebraska Coop. Co. | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
100054816 | 02/21/1986 | 7389 | Bob'S Circle Steel, Inc. | ||||
FIFTEEN RAILROAD CARS HAD BEEN LOADED WITH MILO. ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1986, IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE MILO DIDN'T MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 BEGAN TO UNLOAD THE RAIL CARS TO RETURN THE MILO TO THE ELEVATOR FOR CLEANING. EMPLOYEE #1 DROVE THE LOADED DUMP TRUCK INTO THE ELEVATOR DUMP PIT AND BEGAN TO RAISE THE TRUCK BED. AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED, KILLING EMPLOYEE #1 AND BURNING EMPLOYEE #2 ON THE FACE AND NECK. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ELEVATOR WORKING WITH THE DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. HE WAS BURNED WHEN THE FIREBALL SHOT OUT OF THE DRIVE-THROUGH. | |||||||
Keywords:
explosion, grain elevator, burn, fire
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 100054824 | Occupation Not Listed | |||||
2 | 100054808 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 100054808 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
4 | 100054816 | Occupation Not Listed |