Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201351517 - Employee Asphyxiated
Accident: 201351517 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 07/20/2001 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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303985477 | 07/20/2001 | 4213 | Watford, Inc. | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
303985915 | 07/20/2001 | 2048 | Ocala Breeders Sales Company, Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 was operating a hopper trailer that allowed bran to be unloaded from a bottom opening. The hopper trailer was positioned over a pit opening that was covered with a grate. Employee #1 opened the bottom of the hopper trailer to dump the bran into the pit. After dumping most of the bran, Employee used a broom to sweep the remaining bran from the sides of the hopper trailer. There were no witnesses, but it is believed that Employee #1 fell into the bottom of the hopper trailer while he was sweeping. Employee #1 died of hypertension and atherosclerotic heart disease, with the contributory factor as asphyxia. | |||||||
Keywords:
asphyxiated, heart attack, hopper, grain, fall, trailer
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 303985477 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 303985915 | Occupation not reported |