OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432883
ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION
ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NY·
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
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 766
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