OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14422257
SUFFOCATED,GRAIN,FLOWING MATERIAL,BRIDGED MATERIAL,GRAIN BIN
Event description
Employee suffocates in grain bin
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 went into a grain elevator bin at the 10 ft high level and walked on top of the grain to the center of the bin. He used an iron rod to break loose t he grain bridging, so the grain could run free into the rotating auger at the bo ttom. When the grain started to run free, the employee sank into the grain and s uffocated.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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