OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14401301

SUFFOCATED,WORK RULES,RAILROAD CAR,CORN,INHALATION,FALL,GRAIN DUST

1988-10-11T00:00:00

Event: SUFFOCATED,WORK RULES,RAILROAD CAR,CORN,INHALATION,FALL,GRAIN DUST
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14401301
Report ID: 636900

Event description

Employee suffocates after falling into rail car of corn

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, age 17, climbed on top of a rail car of corn after he had opened it s bottom hopper to unload the grain. He was found about one hour later with his legs hanging from the bottom of the hopper. Employee #1 had fallen into the rail car and suffocated.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 17 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
9

Source
38

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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