Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 76556.015 - Employee Suffocates When Trapped In Truck Cab

Accident Summary Nr: 76556.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 05/05/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1061288.015	05/05/2015		321113	Chips Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on May 5, 2015, an employee filled up a 48-foot long open top trailer with sawdust. The employee started to back out from under the bins while the bin gates were still open. An additional volume of sawdust drained from Bin #2 and covered the truck cab completely. The employee attempted to exit the cab but was trapped and engulfed by the sawdust. Several co-workers and EMS personnel responded but were unable to revive the employee who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Chest, Dust Inhalation, Suffocated

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1061288.015	46	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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