OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14554364
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA COOP. CO.
BEATRICE, NE·
Event description
GRAIN ELEVATOR EXPLOSION
Investigation abstract
FIFTEEN RAILROAD CARS HAD BEEN LOADED WITH MILO. ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1986, I T WAS LEARNED THAT THE MILO DIDN'T MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEA NED. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 BEGAN TO UNLOAD THE RAIL CARS TO RETURN THE MILO TO THE ELEVATOR FOR CLEANING. EMPLOYEE #1 DROVE THE LOADED DUMP TRUCK INTO THE ELEVATO R DUMP PIT AND BEGAN TO RAISE THE TRUCK BED. AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED, KILLING EMPL OYEE #1 AND BURNING EMPLOYEE #2 ON THE FACE AND NECK. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS ON THE SOU TH SIDE OF THE ELEVATOR WORKING WITH THE DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM WHEN THE EXPLOSI ON OCCURRED. HE WAS BURNED WHEN THE FIREBALL SHOT OUT OF THE DRIVE-THROUGH.
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 15
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 15
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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