OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221655814

NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS

WARREN, IN· 2024-04-06T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Ammonia, Anhydrous Ammonia, Asphyxiated, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Farm Machinery, Gas, Hose, Inhalation, Lack of oxygen, Leak, Lung, Malfunction, Overcome by gas, Spill, Storage Tank, Suffocated, Tank, Throat, Trailer, Valve
NAICS: 424910
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347397499
Employer profile: NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS
Summary number: 221655814
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee dies due to asphyxiation in anhydrous ammonia leak

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on April 6, 2024, an employee working for a farm supply wholesaler was working on an anhydrous ammonia tank trailer. The employee was located near the valves and hose of the tank on the south side of the shop. While working on the tank, anhydrous ammonia was released. The employee died from asphyxiation from inhalation of the ammonia.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 72 M

Event type
8

Occupation code
0

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