OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #571257
STONECO INC.
PERRYSBURG, OH·
Event description
Employee dies of asphyxia when buried in sand hopper
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was in a sand hopper that was used to make asphalt. The sand had bri dged over. As Employee #1 was breaking it up, the sand started to flow down the hopper and onto the conveyor. Employee #1 was buried in the sand. He died of asp hyxia.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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