OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1002294

ASPHYXIATED,SUFFOCATED,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,AUGER,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1987-11-24T00:00:00

Event: ASPHYXIATED,SUFFOCATED,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,AUGER,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1002294
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by auger

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was found dead lying on the ground between two 10 in. augers. Eviden tly, the auger(s) had become loose from the roof of a fertilizer building and Em ployee #1 had fallen 13 ft from the roof along with the auger(s). The 1,500 lb a uger landed on his side. Employee #1 was killed and an autopsy showed that he ha d died of asphyxia or suffocation. The auger had not been secured and there was no safety line to prevent it from falling off the roof.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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