OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388516

ASPHYXIATED,COLLAPSE,STORAGE BIN,GRAIN,STORAGE TANK,SOYBEANS,BURIED,TANK,GRAIN BIN

1986-04-09T00:00:00

Event: ASPHYXIATED,COLLAPSE,STORAGE BIN,GRAIN,STORAGE TANK,SOYBEANS,BURIED,TANK,GRAIN BIN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14388516
Report ID: 524700

Event description

ASPHYXIATED IN SOYBEAN STORAGE BIN

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 died of asphyxiation. Employee #1 entered soy bean storage bin numbe r 22 which contained soy beans and became buried. Employee #1 entered into the g round level access door while material was in a cone shape. The pile was approxi mately 20 feet high in the center and less than 5 feet deep at the tank wall. Em ployee #1 was attempting to free the floor discharge opening of clogging debris and attempted to climb the pile to reach the other side of the pile when the cen ter portion of the pile collapsed and buried him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
9

Event type
12

Source
14

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
2

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