OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14554117

LIFELINE,SUFFOCATED,AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,FLOWING MATERIAL,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL PROTECTION,BURIED,GRAIN BIN

1984-06-28T00:00:00

Event: LIFELINE,SUFFOCATED,AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,FLOWING MATERIAL,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL PROTECTION,BURIED,GRAIN BIN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14554117
Report ID: 728900

Event description

Employee suffocates when buried in grain bin

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 entered a metal grain storage bin that was approximately half full o f corn. The corn was being loaded into trucks and the unloading auger was operat ing when Employee #1 entered the bin. When the corn moved, Employee #1 was burie d; he died of suffocation. No harness or safety line was being used, and no one was stationed outside the bin to help in case of an emergency.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
2

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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