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Hispanic Sawmill Worker Dies Inside Storage Silo After Being Engulfed In Sawdust - North Carolina
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2005/05/19
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Description:On May 17, 2004, a 36-year-old Hispanic laborer (the victim) died after he entered a sawdust storage silo to unclog a sweep auger advance mechanism and became engulfed in sawdust. Several minutes after the victim entered the silo, a Hispanic coworker working nearby heard a noise from the silo which prompted him to call out to the victim. When he heard no response, he and several Hispanic co-workers began looking for the victim. After approximately 20 minutes of digging through the collapsed sawdust, they found him. Coworkers ran to several locations trying to report the incident and get help. They notified a company senior official who then called 911. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded within approximately 30-35 minutes of the presumed time of engulfment and attempted resuscitation. They transported the victim by ambulance to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead by the emergency room physician.
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Pages in Document:11 pages
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Contributor:deGuzman, Gerard;Higgins, Doloris N.;Kingman, Douglas M.;
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NIOSHTIC Number:20026887
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2005-106844
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Citation:Morgantown, : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Federal Fiscal Year:2005
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Performing Organization:West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Start Date:1997/07/01
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End Date:2005/06/30
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Resource Number:FACE-2004-09
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