OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14515548

SAND SILO,FLOWING MATERIAL,FALL,BURIED

1984-04-04T00:00:00

Event: SAND SILO,FLOWING MATERIAL,FALL,BURIED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14515548
Report ID: 420600

Event description

BURIED IN SAND SILO

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE TOP OF THE DOUBLE SILO TO GAUGE THE AMOUNT OF SCREENING M ATERIAL AND SAND. THE SCREENING MATERIAL WAS LOW AND WAS FILLED. THE SAND SILO W AS ABOUT HALF FULL AND ALSO NEEDED TO BE FILLED. EMPLOYEE #1 SIGNALLED THE FRONT LOADER OPERATOR THAT THE SAND LEVEL WAS AT ABOUT HALF AND THAT HE SHOULD BEGIN LOADING. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT SEEN AGAIN. THE FRONT LOADER OPERATOR STOPPED LOADI NG WHEN HE SAW SAND EMERGING FROM THE DOOR OF THE SILO. MANAGEMENT WAS ALERTED W HEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT FOUND AND WORKERS BEGAN DIGGING THE SAND FROM THE SILO. EMPLOYEE #1'S BODY WAS FOUND BURIED IN THE SAND. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF EMPLOYEE #1 FELL INTO THE SILO OR PERHAPS JUMPED IN TO RETRIEVE SOME PERSONAL ITEM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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