Accident Report Detail
Accident: 41319.015 - Employee Trapped In Grain Silo Dies
Accident: 41319.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 02/21/2013 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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891543.015 | 02/21/2013 | Azteca Milling, L.P. | |||||
At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 21, 2013, Employee #1 entered a grain si lo and was standing on the surface of the grain flour. He began punching holes i n the grain surface to facilitate product flow while the chute was open. The gra in collapsed and carried him down the silo to the discharge point. Employee #1 was engulfed and was killed by asphyxiation. | |||||||
Keywords:
asphyxiated, collapse, grain elevator, pinned, silo, struck by
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 891543.015 | 21 | M | Fatality | Agricultural and food scientists |