Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200640811 - Employee killed when buried by cottonseed hulls

Accident Summary Nr: 200640811 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 12/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301873030	12/29/1997	2048	0	Cheyenne Grain Company

Abstract: Employee #1, age 19, entered a cottonseed hull room through a conveyer opening to dislodge a bridging condition. When the hulls were dislodged, they fell and engulfed him. Rescue attempts were not successful and Employee #1 died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, LIFELINE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, FLOWING MATERIAL, FALL PROTECTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, BRIDGED MATERIAL, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301873030			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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