Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 828616 - Employee suffocates to death in grain bin

Accident Summary Nr: 828616 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/23/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104216635	08/24/1988	5191	0	Central Iowa Fs Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a grain bin unloading it with a vaculator. He was in the middle of the bin, sucking the grain from underneath himself, creating a hole in the middle of the grain. The grain on the sides of the bin flowed in and trapped Employee #1 under the grain. He died of suffocation.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, GRAIN, WORK RULES, FLOWING MATERIAL, BURIED, GRAIN BIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104216635			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction

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