OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221391915

WESTERN NY CONCRETE CORP.

BATAVIA, NY· 2021-09-14T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Concrete, Confined Space, Engulfed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Guardrail, Head, Hopper, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Sand, Suffocated, Trapped, Walking Surface, Work Surface
NAICS: 327320
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345530083
Employer profile: WESTERN NY CONCRETE CORP.
Summary number: 221391915
Report ID: 0213600

Event description

Employee is killed, suffocates after fall into sand hopper

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on September 2021, an employee was working near a sand hopper area when he fell into the hopper. The employee was engulfed by sand and suffocated, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 64 M

Event type
2

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