OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14411953

LOADING,STORAGE BIN,SUFFOCATED,PINNED,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BURIED,FALLING OBJECT,DOOR

1987-08-28T00:00:00

Event: LOADING,STORAGE BIN,SUFFOCATED,PINNED,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BURIED,FALLING OBJECT,DOOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14411953
Report ID: 625400

Event description

Employee suffocates when buried under fertilizer

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was loading fertilizer from a storage bin #2 into a hopper. He got o ff his front end loader and tapped on the walls of the storage bin with a sledge hammer. Fertilizer fell against the passageway door, breaking the hinges. The do or fell on Employee #1's leg, pinning him to the floor. He was covered by fertil izer and died of suffocation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 48 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
2

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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