Accident Report Detail
Accident: 695189 - Employee Killed When Buried In Corn Storage Facility
Accident: 695189 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 02/03/1994 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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106124704 | 02/04/1994 | 4221 | Auglaize Farmer'S Cooperative | ||||
Employees were starting to remove last year's harvest of corn from a flat grain storage building and ship it out so that the building could be cleaned. A cover over the auger was plugged or clogged and would not allow the grain to flow. Employee #1, who was the facility's grain manager, decided to go into the storage area and dislodge the obstruction. The auger was not turned off or locked out. When Employee #1 broke up the clog the grain started to flow and Employee #1 was engulfed in approximately 20 ft of grain. He died. | |||||||
Keywords:
maintenance, cover, grain, work rules, corn, lockout, clogged, flowing material, auger, buried
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 106124704 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |