Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 827329 - Employee dies of suffocation when buried by soybeans

Accident Summary Nr: 827329 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104256045	06/27/1990	5153	0	Farmers Cooperative Company

Abstract: Employee #1 went through a manhole into the grain dump area while soybeans were running (beans were being transferred from one silo to another). Although he shut the gate that lets the beans through to the leg, he failed to shut off the conveyor that was carrying the beans. Because the beans had no place to go, they kept building up in the dump area, overcoming the employee. He died of suffocation.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, SOYBEANS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104256045			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction

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