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Accident: 200812824 - Employee Is Killed When Engulfed In Grain

Accident: 200812824 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 03/30/2009
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
31260213903/31/20090211E-6 Cattle Co.
On March 30, 2009, a feed truck was found near a feed mill with its engine running. After a search for the driver, the feed yard manager found an open hatch on top of a corn bin for the flaking mill. The bin's contents were emptied by cutting a hole in the bottom. Employee #1 was found dead of asphyxia, lodged in the chute at the bottom of the bin and covered in corn. There were no witnesses who would admit seeing Employee #1 enter the bin or acting as a standby person.
Keywords: asphyxiated, grain, hatch, work rules, grain bin, silo
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 312602139 Fatality Asphyxia Occupation not reported

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