OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535413

FARMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

MARION, SD· 1985-11-02T00:00:00

Event: BURN, CORN, EXPLOSION, COMBUSTIBLE DUST, GRAIN ELEVATOR, GRAIN DUST
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #643171
Employer profile: FARMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
Summary number: 14535413
Report ID: 830300

Event description

GRAIN ELEVATOR DUST EXPLOSION

Investigation abstract

A GRAIN DUST EXPLOSION OCCURED IN THE FARMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION GRAIN ELEV ATOR IN MARION, SD. THE EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING TRUCKS OF CORN FROM THE LOCAL F ARMERS. GRAIN WAS BEING DRIED AND TRANSFERRED AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION. TWO ELEVATOR EMPLOYEES AND ONE FARMER WERE KILLED. FOUR OTHER FARMERS AND TRUCK DRIV ERS WERE BURNED AND INJURED FROM THE FIRE AND EXPLOSION.

Victims (7)

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
15

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#2 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
15

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#3 Fatality Age 59 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
15

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
2
#4 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
16

Event type
2

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
15

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2
#5 Hospitalized Age 33 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
15

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
2
#6 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
9

Event type
1

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
15

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
2
#7 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
9

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
15

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
2

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