OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #994707

MAINTENANCE,SAWDUST,ASPHYXIATED,INHALATION,CLOGGED,FLOWING MATERIAL,SECURITY GUARD,DUST INHALATION

1987-02-16T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE,SAWDUST,ASPHYXIATED,INHALATION,CLOGGED,FLOWING MATERIAL,SECURITY GUARD,DUST INHALATION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 994707
Report ID: 452110

Event description

Employee asphyxiated by inhaling sawdust

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, the night watchman for Somerset Wood Products, would reached into t he sawdust bin of the silo to dislodge clogged sawdust. This was a regular part of his job responsibilities. As he extended a hand-held silage fork into the app roximately 35 1/2 in. long by 17 in. wide (tall) opening, the sawdust apparently fell on top of him. Employee #1 inhaled sawdust and was asphyxiated and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
2

Source
14

Occupation code
426

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1

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