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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14375208

MAINTENANCE,ASPHYXIATED,SAND,STORAGE BIN,WORK RULES,FLOWING MATERIAL,UNSTABLE SOIL,BURIED,CAVE-IN

Event
MAINTENANCE,ASPHYXIATED,SAND,STORAGE BIN,WORK RULES,FLOWING MATERIAL,UNSTABLE SOIL,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14375208
Report ID
522500

Event description

Employee killed in sand storage bin cave-in

Investigation abstract

At approximately 12:00 midnight, Employee #1 was at the bottom of a sand storage bin removing a piece of plywood that had come loose from the inside walls when the sand caved in and completely buried him. Employee #1 died of asphyxia.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2

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