Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200270122 - Employee Dies Of Asphyxia When Buried In Grain
Accident: 200270122 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 11/13/1996 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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300214905 | 11/14/1996 | 4221 | Kentland Elevator & Supply, Inc. | ||||
On November 13, 1996, Employee #1 entered a grain storage structure. He was standing approximately 8 ft deep in corn, using a grain vacuum system to remove corn from around a bulkhead across the doorway. Employee #1 was vacuuming the material near his feet, when he apparently became trapped. The grain vacuum continued to remove the corn, causing him to sink further into the grain until he was buried. Employee #1 died of asphyxia. | |||||||
Keywords:
asphyxiated, grain, work rules, caught by, storage tank, flowing material, unstable surface, fall protection, buried, grain bin
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 300214905 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |