OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221405210

103658 - NEW AGE CRYO

CLAREMONT, MN· 2021-10-22T00:00:00

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
NAICS: 424690
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345601330
Employer profile: 103658 - NEW AGE CRYO
Summary number: 221405210
Report ID: 0552700

Event description

Employee suffocates when engulfed in grain bin, later dies

Investigation abstract

On October 20, 2021, an employee entered a grain storage unit that had build up on the walls to clean it out. A coworker serving as the entry attendant lowered him on a boatswain chair. As he worked to clean out the chutes at the bottom of the storage unit, grain came loose off the walls and engulfed him suffocating him. The employee was taken to the hospital immediately but died on October 22, 2021 due to oxygen deprivation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
999

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