OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221382211

FARMERS ELEVATOR COMPANY OF FOREST RIVER

FOREST RIVER, ND· 2021-08-13T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Asphyxiated, Cardiovasc System, Dust, Farm Machinery, Inexperience, Lung, Medical Condition, Medical History, PPE, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Shortness of breath, Tractor, Training, Underlying Medical Condition, Ventilation
NAICS: 493130
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345481469
Employer profile: FARMERS ELEVATOR COMPANY OF FOREST RIVER
Summary number: 221382211
Report ID: 0830300

Event description

Employee is killed while wearing respirator after asthma att

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. at August 13, 2021, an employee was operating a tractor in an enclosed cab filling grain socks and wearing an N95 filtering facepiece disposable respirator. The employee suffered an asthma attack and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 17 M

Event type
12

Occupation code
889

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