BUHL, IDAHO—
Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition - Rangen
Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition - Rangen, 115 13th Avenue South, BUHL, IDAHO 83316 on — Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
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Final narrative
An employee was working to unjam a bucket conveyor while in a tunnel below a grain elevator. The employee was exposed to grain dust and experienced difficulty breathing resulting in hospitalization.
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