OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14440804
SUFFOCATED,WORK RULES,RAILROAD CAR,FLOWING MATERIAL,FALL,LOST BALANCE,GRAIN BIN
Event description
Employee dies of suffocation after falling into corn car
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, age 15, was atop a railroad car watching the unloading of corn from the center bin compartment. He was last seen sitting on the edge of the compart ment with his legs hanging freely in the bin. Employee #1 apparently lost his ba lance, fell into the compartment, and was pulled under the flowing corn in the b in. He died of suffocation. There were no witnesses to the fall.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 15 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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