Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200810489 - Employee Dies Of Asphyxia When Engulfed By Grain
Accident: 200810489 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 11/12/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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300576634 | 11/12/1998 | 5153 | Edmonson Wheat Growers, Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 entered a flat grain storage building and was pushing grain into a conveyor feed opening when he became engulfed by grain. He died of asphyxia. Employee #1 was not wearing a body harness or lifeline, and he failed to have a coworker standing by. | |||||||
Keywords:
asphyxiated, lifeline, signalman, storage bin, grain, work rules, safety belt, flowing material, buried, grain bin
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 300576634 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Miscellaneous plant and system operators |