OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519516

SUFFOCATED,GRAIN,FLOWING MATERIAL,FALL,STRUCK BY,BURIED,GRAIN BIN

1986-03-31T00:00:00

Event: SUFFOCATED,GRAIN,FLOWING MATERIAL,FALL,STRUCK BY,BURIED,GRAIN BIN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14519516
Report ID: 625700

Event description

BURIED AND SUFFOCATED IN GRAIN BIN

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STABBING GRAIN AT AN INSPECTION HATCH. HE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK BY FALLING GRAIN; KNOCKED THROUGH THE HATCH AND INTO THE BIN. HE WAS BURIED BY THE FLOWING GRAIN AND SUFFOCATED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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