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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221405210

Asphyxiated,Bosun Chair,Brain,Chute,Cleaning,Confined Space,Engulfed,Entry Permit,Grain,Grain Bin,Hazard Assessment,Inhalation,Lack of oxygen,Lung,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Oxygen,Oxygen Deficiency,Storage Bin,Suffocated,Unauthorized,Unauthorized Entry,Wall

Event
Asphyxiated,Bosun Chair,Brain,Chute,Cleaning,Confined Space,Engulfed,Entry Permit,Grain,Grain Bin,Hazard Assessment,Inhalation,Lack of oxygen,Lung,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Oxygen,Oxygen Deficiency,Storage Bin,Suffocated,Unauthorized,Unauthorized Entry,Wall
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
221405210
Report ID
0552700

Event description

Employee suffocates when engulfed in grain bin, later dies

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    999

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