OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14524136

ASPHYXIATED,SUFFOCATED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,FLOWING MATERIAL,AUGER,UNGUARDED

1987-03-10T00:00:00

Event: ASPHYXIATED,SUFFOCATED,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,FLOWING MATERIAL,AUGER,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14524136
Report ID: 522500

Event description

EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN SWEEP AUGER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSIDE BUTLER BIN #2, WORKING ALONE, WHEN HE SOMEHOW BECAME CAUG HT IN AN OPEN PORTABLE SWEEP AUGER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, REALIZING THAT EMPLOYEE #1 MISSED HIS 1 AM BREAK, WENT TO CHECK ON HIM AT APPROXIMATELY 1:20 AM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND CAUGHT IN AND WRAPPED UP BY THE SWEEP AUGER, FACE DOWN IN THE WHEAT . THE PRELIMINARY CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DETERMINED TO BE ASPHYXIATION.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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