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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432883

ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION

Event
Confined Space, Engulfed, Silo, Suffocated, Work Rules
NAICS
327213
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345756100
Employer profile
ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION
Summary number
221432883
Report ID
0215800

Event description

Employee is killed when engulfed by powdered limestone in si

Investigation abstract

At 5:00 p.m. on January 30, 2022, an employee was loosening powdered limestone from inside silo #7 with a weight. The employee entered the silo to recover the tool being used. The employee walked on top of the powdered limestone inside the silo (confined space) without someone present and proper PPE. The employee was engulfed in the material and was killed as he sank into the material.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 60 M

    Event type
    12
    Occupation code
    766

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