OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14423982
WAGNER BRAKE, DIVISION OF COOPER INDUSTRIES
ST. LOUIS, MO·
Event description
One employee dies, one injured when sand collapses in hopper
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2, members of a cleanup crew, were standing on the cone of a s and storage bin hopper. Coworkers on the outside of the sand storage bin were at tempting to unclog the hopper by hitting against it. When the sand collapsed fro m the sides of the wall, Employees #1 and #2 were buried inside. Despite various rescue attempts, Employee #1 suffocated and died. Employee #2 was hospitalized for sand inhalation.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 9010
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 9010
- Task assigned
- 1
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