OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550644
STORAGE BIN,CLEANING,CRUSHED,FLOWING MATERIAL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
CRUSHED BY FALLING LUMP OF COMPACTED SUGAR
Investigation abstract
FIVE EMPLOYEES WERE INSIDE A 130 FOOT HIGH, 42 FOOT DIMEMETER SILO WHICH HAD BEE N USED FOR SUGAR STORAGE. THERE WAS A FOUR TO FIVE FOOT THICK BUILDUP OF SUGAR A DHERING TO THE INSIDE OF THE SILO WALLS. THE SUGAR BUILDUP ROSE TO AN AVERAGE HE IGHT ON THE WALLS OF EIGHT FEET. THE EMPLOYEES WERE USING PICKS (12 FOOT BARS WI TH TINES) AND SHOVELS TO REMOVE THE SUGAR. AS THE EMPLOYEES WERE UNDERCUTTING A LARGE SECTION OF SUGAR IT SEPARATED INTO 2 LAYERS. THE FIRST LAYER FELL. AS IT S TRUCK THE SUGAR BOARD THE SECOND LAYER FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 AND COVERING H ER WITH TWO FEET OF SUGAR. SHE LATER DIED FROM CRUSHING INJURIES RECEIVED IN THE ACCIDENT.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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