Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200053486 - Employee Dies Of Asphyxia In Pit
Accident: 200053486 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/19/2009 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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311467351 | 06/22/2009 | 5153 | Farmers Union Coop Supply Company Of Stanton | ||||
On June 19, 2009, Employee #1, a laborer working alone, had entered the boot of a concrete grain elevator. A supervisor noticed Employee #1 missing for over an hour. Upon investigating, he found Employee #1 unresponsive at the bottom of the ladder used to enter the pit. After summoning emergency services, the supervisor entered the space to check on Employee #1 and determined that he was not breathing. The supervisor began to lose consciousness but was able to make it back up the ladder to safety. Employee #1 died of asphyxia. | |||||||
Keywords:
asphyxiated, confined space, grain, work rules, ladder, pit, carbon dioxide, grain elevator, carbon monoxide
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 311467351 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Laborers, except construction |