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Inspection: 120430368 - Worthington Grain And Feed, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

 

Inspection Nr: 120430368
Report ID: 0552700
Date Opened: 12/21/1992

Site Address:
Worthington Grain And Feed, Inc.
Polar Rd. N. Industrial Park
Worthington, MN 56187

Mailing Address:
Rr. 3 Box 57a, Worthington, MN 56187

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2048

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/23/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/28/1992

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360241327

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 813006
Event: 12/17/1992
Employee dies when asphyxiated in grain tank

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on December 17, 1992, Employee #1 was monitoring the unloading system (two augers and the leg) for a grain tank. Employee #1 evidently climbed the exterior tank ladder, entered the tank through a top hatch, and was subsequently sucked into the grain. He died of asphyxiation.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, ASPHYXIATED, GRAIN, WORK RULES, FLOWING MATERIAL, GRAIN BIN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 120430368 Fatality Asphyxia Farmers, except horticultural
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