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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14377634

BUILDING COLLAPSE,EXPLOSION,GRAIN ELEVATOR

Event
BUILDING COLLAPSE,EXPLOSION,GRAIN ELEVATOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14377634
Report ID
521700

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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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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