OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14214217
CONAGRA INCORPORATED
KNOXVILLE, TN—
Event description
GRAIN DUST EXPLOSION
Investigation abstract
ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOADING BAGGED FEED ON PALLETS INTO TRUCK HE WAREHOUSE TO THE NORTH, RAILROAD TRACKS TO THE EAST, FEED MILL TO THE SOUTH, AND THE LOADING DOCK TO THE WEST. TRAILERS. THE TRAILERS WERE BACKED UP TO THE LOADING DOCK. EMPLOYEES #2 AND #3 WERE WORKING IN THE WAREHOUSE AREA JUST NORTH OF THE GRAIN ELEVATOR. THEY WERE M OVING BAGGED FEED ON PALLETS TO VARIOUS WAREHOUSE LOCATIONS. THE THREE EMPLOYEES WERE OPERATING CATERPILLAR PROPANE GAS FUELED FORKLIFT TRUCKS. THE THREE EMPLOY EES WERE CRUSHED BY FALLING DEBRIS WHEN THE HEAD HOUSE PORTION OF THE GRAIN ELEV ATOR WAS DESTROYED BY A GRAIN DUST EXPLOSION. THE DEBRIS WAS MOSTLY CHUNKS OF TH E REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS OF THE SLIP-FORM CONCRETE ELEVATOR STRUCTURE. THE CH UNKS RAINED DOWN ON THE WHOLE OUTSIDE PERIMETER OF THE ELEVATOR. THIS INCLUDED T
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Fatality Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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