An Iowa FACE Program Case Study: Carbon Monoxide from a Smoldering Grain Fire Killed Two Employees Who Entered a Grain Storage Bin

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• Personal Author:
  Anthony R ; Kraemer J ; Leinenkugel K ; Leonard, Stephanie ; Schmitz S
• Description:
  The Iowa Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (IOWA FACE) Program at the University of Iowa performs surveillance to identify all fatal occupational injuries occurring in the state. The Iowa FACE Program identifies work situations at high risk for injury and develops prevention messages that can be shared with workers, employers, safety managers, and others to reduce the incidence of fatal injuries. Iowa FACE conducts in-depth investigations to identify the root cause and contributing factors to workplace fatalities. This session will present details of a recent case investigation of two fatalities that occurred when workers entered a grain storage bin with a smoldering grain fire. Those attending will discuss factors that contributed to these deaths and the prevention strategies regarding confined space entry procedures, training, safety equipment, emergency planning, and preventive maintenance that are relevant to bin entry in general and grain fires in particular. Similar fatal and nonfatal incidents will be described. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Confined Spaces
  • Disaster Planning
  • Emergencies
  • Fires
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
• Keywords:
  • Accident prevention
  • FACE program
  • Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program
  • Fatalities
  • Fires
  • Training
  • Confined spaces
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Safety education
  • Safety equipment
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052823
• Citation:
  Working together for a safer tomorrow: 14th Annual Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety & Health (MRASH) Conference, November 17-18, 2015, Decorah, Iowa. Iowa City, IA: Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, 2015 Nov; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Working together for a safer tomorrow: 14th Annual Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety & Health (MRASH) Conference, November 17-18, 2015, Decorah, Iowa
• End Date:
  20270929
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228876/cdc_228876_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 66.31 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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