OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14539977

MAINTENANCE,SAWDUST,SUFFOCATED,WORK RULES,FLOWING MATERIAL,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGED MATERIAL,BURIED

1987-02-22T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE,SAWDUST,SUFFOCATED,WORK RULES,FLOWING MATERIAL,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGED MATERIAL,BURIED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14539977
Report ID: 830100

Event description

Employee dies of suffocation in sawdust bin

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on February 22, 1987, Employee #1 entered the sawdust and shaving storage bin to bat down the sawdust that had bridged over and would not feed into the conveyor. A long pole or pitchfork was normally used to do th is. Employee #1 was found approximately 4 ft from the door at conveyor #3. He ha d been suffocated by the sawdust.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
14

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
9211

Task assigned
1

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