OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14377634
A D M GROWMARK JOLIET TERMINAL
JOLIET, IL·
Event description
Five employees killed, two injured in grain explosion
Investigation abstract
On April 22, 1988, an explosion occurred, followed by the total collapse of the ADM Growmark Joliet grain terminal. Employees #1 through #5 were killed; Employe e #6 was hospitalized; Employee #7 was injured, but not hospitalized.
Victims (7)
-
#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Fatality Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 8
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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