OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14375208
MAINTENANCE,ASPHYXIATED,SAND,STORAGE BIN,WORK RULES,FLOWING MATERIAL,UNSTABLE SOIL,BURIED,CAVE-IN
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
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#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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