OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221737133

CHICOPEE CONCRETE SERVICE, INC

GREENFIELD, MA— 2025-01-24T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Clearing, Clogged, Concrete, Confined Space, Engulfed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Hand Tool, Hopper, Laborer, Metal Pole, Rebar, Sand, Stone, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position
NAICS: 327320
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347999096
Employer profile: CHICOPEE CONCRETE SERVICE, INC
Summary number: 221737133
Report ID: 0112600

Event description

Employee dies from asphyxiation when engulfed in aggregate h

Investigation abstract

At 8:50 a.m. on January 24, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a construction laborer for a concrete supplier attempted to remove a blockage in a material storage bin. The aggregate that was filling the hopper became clogged. The employee attempted to clear the blockage by using a long rebar pole. He fell into the hopper during this process and was fatally injured from asphyxiation after he was engulfed by aggregate.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 65 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
7010

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